They are laughing through the speaker phone, they are laughing, and they are driving on a highway they have not been on before. My mother says, Oops, I think we’ve gotten lost! We might have to call you back. They forget that I am on the line, point out street corners that are named the wrong names, notice trees they could have sworn they passed sometime before.
that one was my absolute favorite, as it perfectly describes the feeling of being deeply underestimated and overlooked by your parents. I wish I’d read this sooner
