The Great Debate

We all do different things with our money. If I had 450 bucks just lying around I would head on down to Anthropologie and buy clothes. By clothes I mean a pair of pants and a top…That store is ridiculously priced…I still love it, though. My mom would use 450 dollars on the backyard. My dad uses the money to buy a new driver…leading to one of the greatest conversations I have ever been subject to!

Mom: You just bought a new driver.

Dad: No. I bought one 5 years ago. The technology changes all the time. I could have bought one 2 years ago, but I didn’t. I waited. It’s time.

Mom: This is ridiculous! You just want a new one because you think that it’s going to get you to the hole in one swing.

Dad: Not one, but less. Yes.

Mom: This is stupid. What happened to wooden clubs?

Dad: Are you kidding me? It’s not even a comparison.

Mom: So you’re saying that if Arnold Palmer used wooden clubs he wouldn’t be as good?

Dad: You only know his name from the drink! He would be good, but not as amazing as if he had the newest technology.

Mom: What about bowling balls? That technology hasn’t changed there.

Me: What are you talking about?

Mom: Oh. Be quite! Okay. What about tennis rackets? There is nothing wrong with wooden tennis rackets.

Dad: Are you kidding me? If you used a wooden racket against someone with the newest strings you would be killed.

Mom: Yeah, but if we both had wooden rackets, I bet we’d have a great time.

Dad: Right. Whatever. I’m saying that if you’re playing competitively, you want the best.

Mom: OH! WOW! Competitively. I didn’t realize you were competitive. I had forgotten that you played for 50 cents a hole once a week. WOW!

Dad: I’m competitive with myself. Dayna, help me out here!

Me: No. I just got yelled at. I’m out of this. I will be blogging about it, though!

Mom: Whatever. Go get your asshole drive.

Dad: Wow. There is no reason to get like that! I don’t like curse words.

Me: I think she meant asinine.

Mom: Exactly. Whatever. I’m not the only one using words incorrectly around here. Competitive. PLEASE!

I would just like to say that if this is the biggest argument I have with my future husband after 33 years, I will feel completely blessed. I would also like to add that my dad did get the new golf club and he was like a child on Christmas morning.