I don't know if you ever watched the Sopranos but there's a line from it that I think applies. Tony is referring to his mother (who he feels is ungrateful): "

I don't know if you ever watched the Sopranos but there's a line from it that I think applies. Tony is referring to his mother (who he feels is ungrateful): "She's like a woman with a honey-baked ham under her arm cryin' that she don't got any bread" I think that's a similar argument that parent is making.