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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard
Yea but I mean at some point you just have to have compassion and realize that you've kind of "passed" your parents in life in some ways and that you can either alienate them over it or try to dumb things down some when you're around them to sustain some level of a friendship, a friendship that you'll probably cherish later in life once you get past your "I'm 26 and I'm going to solve all of the world's problems" phase.
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You nailed it.
When I was younger I used to intentionally use words or talk about ideas I knew were over my parents head. I got validation out of showing I was smarter than them because they didn't approve of my life style. In retrospect it was petty, and I'm actually ashamed of it. There are few things smaller than making other people feel inferior. In truth I was the inferior one.