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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Select_Koala1900 on 2024-04-04 11:31:45.

first time poster here so i’m not sure if it’s truly M.C.

this was back in '83 or '84. i was about 22 and one of my Christmas presents was defective and had to be sent to the manufacturer for replacement. my Dad thought since it was only about a two hour trip at most and a nice day, we’d drive to the factory store and get a new one. so off we went, me Mom&Dad, i knew the route well as i spent large parts of the last few summers at my buddy’s cabin on a lake in northern IL. or going to concerts in southern Wisconsin. so off we went with Mom holding the map…yes a paper map that was near imposible to fold. after twenty minutes i told Dad i new a better way, of coarse being a Dad he was always right “no son, the map says this is the best way” frustrated i waited a few more minutes. “but Dad that maps at least two years old”…“its ok son this is the right way” after about another hour of telling Dad my way was better and him ignoring me i gave up. then i had a thought, you’re treating me like a child (the youngest of four) i’m going to act like a child. in my best little kid voice “ARE WE THERE YET?” the look of fear and shock on my parents face’s was priceless. the rest of the trip i kept up a steady stream of the little kid car ride questions untill we arived with Dad anounceing “we’re here” my responce? “i wanna go home” this was followed by a back hand to the face that came out of noplace just like when i was little. not enough to really hurt of coarse basiclly just a tap. it came as a surprise, just like when i when i was little.

while in the store i talked Dad into letting me drive home . he was shocked when i turned into the nice, semi new four lane road. “damn son, when did they build this?” i just laughed and kept driving “sometimes father isn’t right” Dad gave me nasty look and Mom laughed in the back seat