What parents say

I was in the car with my parents last night, following my daughter K. I was sitting in the front seat with Mom driving, Dad's sitting in the back. Dad's hard of hearing and won't wear his hearing aid because he doesn't like the buzzing noise. So instead, he deals with people shouting to him.

Mom says to me, "Your daughters are precious jewels."
I reply, "Thanks, Mom."
Mom raises her voice to Dad in the back seat, "Did you hear that? I called M and K precious jewels."
Dad says, "WHAT?"
Mom shouts, "PRECIOUS JEWELS!"
Dad replies, "A precious jewel?"
Mom says, "OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE!"
Dad says, "Oh, I thought you were going to buy jewelry. From TV. You know, like QVC." He turns to me, "You know, your mom buys all that stuff."

Oh goodness.