"}Even as a kid i never understood the trope where the movie parent is like \u201cSorry kiddo, I have to go to Business Thing so i wont be able to make your Skateboarding Recital\u201d and the kid is like \u201coh ok\u201d (but secretly they werent!) and the story is about movie parent learning the moral that they should\u2019ve gone to the skateboarding recital because what\u2019s really important is family.
Like as a kid i remember thinking \u201cNo i understand the concept of a job and this seems like a perfectly legitimate excuse like they\u2019re not lying and actually going to Vegas or anything they did nothing wrong. Also i dont do activities i enjoy because I wanna see my parents feel proud thats a nice bonus but the main reason is because I enjoy them? If my mom was busy then fine that just means a friend\u2019s family can bring me and then maybe we can play or have a sleepover that\u2019d be fun!\u201d
Movie kids are all like \u201cif my parents aren\u2019t watching then what\u2019s even the point of being the star karate goaler?\u201d while reality was more likely to be \u201coh thank god they\u2019re not coming I can actually focus on what I\u2019m doing\u201d