Quote from Axl in Thanksgiving V
Brick: "Let me help you with that, Mom. Let me reach that for you, Mom"? What are you up to, Axl? What's your game? Axl: Okay, lookI haven't exactly told them I had to drop three classes yet, so... Brick: Oh, Axl, Axl, Axl. Axl: What? You can't just come out and tell them something like this. You got to lay the groundwork. Otherwise, they'll wig out and try to parent you, so here's what's gonna happen. I drive up to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Then on the drive home, I get them on my side. Old people have more perspective. They don't get all worked up about stuff like this. So I tell them. They tell Mom and Dad. And if Mom flips out, they remind her of some story of how she screwed up when she was my age and she turned out okay. Mom and Dad will soften, Grandma will kiss me on the top of my head, and boom. Done. Brick: You seem pretty confident. I was confident 10 years ago mom would make me a lime jello salad. All I'm saying. Axl: Yeah.