CHARACTERS: Mother, Teenage Daughter
SETTING: At a department store
Mother: How about this one hon?
Teenager: Mom, you gotta lower your voice
Mother: What?
Teenager: Mom, you’re speaking way too loud. Everyone around us can hear you.
Mother: What are you talking about?
Teenager: You just speak too friggin loud.
Mother: You’re just being a teenager and just the sound of my voice annoys you – no matter what the volume.
Teenager: No mom, I mean it. You are speaking way too loud and you’re embarrassing me!
Mother: All I said was “how about this one hon?” How is that embarrassing?
Teenager: Mom, do you see those two ladies looking at us? They just heard what you said and started staring.
Mother: Maybe they’re staring because you’re so beautiful. Did you ever think of that?
Teenager: Ha, ha, real funny. But seriously, even in the car when you speak on the bluetooth, or when you talk on the phone to me, you’re really loud.
Mother: Are you sure you just don’t have extra special, super de-duper hearing?
Teenager: Yeah right! Ask dad if you don’t believe me. Or better yet, notice how the dog’s ears perk up when you speak around him to other people.
Mother: That’s not fair using my sweet pup against me. But okay, I will try to speak softer. The only reason I may speak louder is because I never know if you hear me or not. Sometimes it takes two or three times of me asking the same thing to even get a response out of you. And, besides, I’ve got tinnitus in my left ear so I don’t hear that well when there’s outside noises around – so I must speak louder because I assume if I can’t hear you, then you can’t hear me.
Teenager: Look, I’m not trying to criticize you, I just want you to think about speaking lower when you’re with me – whatever the reason is, okay????
Mother: You got it.
Teenager: Thanks.
Mother (whispering): So hon, what do you think of this one?
Teenager: What? Mom, speak up will ya????
THE END
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