@reddit3896: MY MOM CALLED ME AT 2 A.M. "TOMORROW, YOU CAN JOIN YOUR BROTHER'S FIANCEE'S FAMILY FOR DINNER - BUT KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT." I ASKED WHY. SHE SNAPPED: "HER DAD'S A DECORATED COLONEL. DON'T EMBARRASS US." I SMILED: "GOT IT." I SMILED: "GOT IT." THAT NIGHT, THE COLONEL SUDDENLY STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND SAID: "HELLO... I'M SURPRISED TO SEE YOU HERE. WHO ARE YOU TO THEM?" THE ROOM FELL DEAD SILENT.