Not sure where to put this, so I guess this thread works: Last week we went to a concert performance at my daughter's school (7th grade). One of her friends was in chorus and she wanted to support her. It was a special veteran's day performance, where they sang a bunch of -- i don't know, "fight songs"? -- from each military branch. It was nice. For each song representing a branch of the military, the parents that were vets in the respective branch stood up for the length of the song. It was fine, until. . . .
The director asked the audience to stand up while the chorus sang the pledge of allegiance.
Guess which LONE jackhole dad sat that one out like Kramer refusing to wear his AIDS ribbon? I think my daughter used up a lifetime's worth of eyerolls on me. Through gritted teeth: "daaaaaaad." I didn't have much for a response other than, "I'm sorry, honey, I don't do pledges."
Her: "what does that even mean? Gah!"