Embarrassment

Adam and I were strolling through Coolidge Corner this weekend when we were reminded that parents can still embarrass children of all ages. Adam was wearing a "Wesleyan" t-shirt when the following reconstructed conversation occurred between Adam and a mom, dad, and their adult child.

Dad: Hey, Wesleyan, she [pointing to his daughter] went to Wesleyan too!
Adult Child: What class were you?
Adam: '98!
Adult Child: Oh, I was '95!
Mom: She has a PhD in psychology from Berkeley and she's doing her post doc at Harvard.
Adam: Oh, that's great. I'm from the Bay Area too.
Mom: Our son is still in San Francisco, but we're from New York so we're so happy she's moved back to the East Coast to do her post doc at Harvard.

We sensed that the Adult Child, who's really in her mid thirties, was mildly embarrassed by her mom who was obviously super proud of her daughter. It was all kind of endearing, but also pretty amusing to us at least. Ahh, parents...gotta love 'em!