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I stopped reading when the author started talking about Trump. I swear, for people who hate Trump, they sure dedicate a lot of brain cycles to constantly thinki

• yakovsi 8y ago
  Likewise. Also who is in their right mind argues politics with 90 year old father? And not just casually, he wanted to see him impeached! C'mon
• foolinaround 8y ago
  the fact that you garnered a bit of downvotes for your comment (I too did not expect that in a piece of this nature, and it was off-putting) is quite telling about the HN audience as well.
• goldenchrome 8y ago
  It’s normal to think about someone who causes a lot of suffering and has significant control over your livelihood.
• patrickthebold 8y ago
  I thought it seemed out if place. And then I saw the name 'Hugh', at which point I realized the author was David Sedaris. (He writes intimately about his family quite a bit.) It's a entirely in line with his style of humor.