Chapter 30
FROM DEAR DEBBIE DRAFTS FILE
Dear Debbie,
I can’t stand my daughter’s so-called boyfriend.
She thinks the sun rises and sets on that boy, but I see right through him.
He drives much too fast, he is barely passing his classes in school, and he’s as lazy as the day is long.
And don’t even get me started on his attitude problem. The mouth on that boy!
Every time I try to talk some sense into that little girl, she acts like I’m overstepping my bounds! She gets all huffy, like I’m just supposed to sit there twiddling my thumbs while she throws her life away on an asshole.
Please tell me how to open my daughter’s eyes before it’s too late! Do you know of any reverse love potion recipes? I’ll pay anything!
Sincerely,
Hates the Boyfriend
Dear Hates the Boyfriend,
Unfortunately, I don’t know any recipes for reverse love potions. Wish I did!
I’m sure you know that when it comes to teenagers, the more you try to convince your daughter to dump her boyfriend, the more she’ll stubbornly want to stay with him.
You might do better by trying the opposite approach and getting to know him better.
Perhaps you can invite him over to your house for a nice home-cooked dinner.
After an hour of bonding over a pot roast, I bet you’ll find that he isn’t as bad as you thought he was!
And if after your family dinner is over, you still feel the same way, I would suggest that you sneak out to his car while he’s busy with your daughter after dinner. It’s a simple process to snip the brake line. You say he drives fast, but with no brakes in his car, I bet he’ll go even faster!
Debbie