Must be weird for you, having your mom here."" Weird for me, weird for her, probably weird for you since you had to give up your swinging bachelor pad."" Mrs. Casnoff let me install my heart-shaped Jacuzzi in my new dorm room."" Cal, " I said with mock astonishment, "did you just make a joke?"" Maybe.Rachel Hawkins
About This Quote
The people in this example are talking about the same thing, but coming at the subject from different perspectives. The person who said, “Must be weird for you, having your mom here” is referring to the fact that his mother has made a surprise visit to his dorm room. His response was true, but it seemed odd to him that his mom would want to visit him. The person who said, “Weird for me, weird for her, probably weird for you since you had to give up your swinging bachelor pad” was sad sad that his mother had to leave his dorm room after staying there only a short time.
He was disappointed that she wasn’t allowed to stay longer or even spend the night. The last person in the conversation, Cal, made a joke about his mother staying at his dorm room. He realized how lucky he was to have her visiting him and didn’t take it too seriously.
Source: Demonglass
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