A mother and father discuss their son Ben's pathological lying and the upcoming visit of a judgmental relative. They navigate the stresses of parenting with dry wit and mutual exhaustion.
MUM: He swore blind the quiche wasn’t him. It’s getting… even more out of control.
DAD: What does Doctor internet say?
MUM: Why do you immediately assume I’ve been on the… OK, OK, there’s this blog done by a mum in New Zealand with a kid like Ben and that’s, you know, a little bit reassuring…
DAD: B
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