Out of control family, everyone has a lot of drama

Osbaldo 2022-04-22 07:01:33

Ben and Elena have been in a sexless marriage for many years, the reason is unknown, and there is only basic business communication in their lives. They have sought marriage counselors to participate in group therapy many times, but the effect is very limited.

Ben and Neighbor Janey secretly communicated extramarital music to satisfy each other's physical needs. Ben, who is just as boring as Jim, the technical engineering guy, complaining in bed about co-workers dwarfing him, and Janey doesn't want to be his emotional trash can and cut off lover relationships.

Ben awkwardly and awkwardly talks to his 16-year-old son Paul about jerking off. In fact, the son already understands everything, and even sees through his parents' marriage and thinks that they will divorce sooner or later.

Elena, a housewife, has been married for 17 years, and her life is stagnant and boring. When she sees her daughter Wendy riding a bicycle, she will envy her lightness and ease. Stealing lipstick and other small things from beauty and convenience stores is an outlet for her spirit. She had already guessed that her husband was cheating on Janey, but there was no positive showdown, and she kept her secret, waiting for her husband to confess, but Ben avoided and covered up with lies again and again, which disappointed her. The relationship between husband and wife has dropped to a freezing point, and all that can be said is the imaginary "You have discussed with Janey, leave a mark on the license plate and let her choose" to say it. But she doesn't know that Ben has been rejected by Janey.

Ben and Elena's son Paul is a symbol of softness and beauty. I like to read Dostoevsky's "The Idiot", and I like Libbet, a beautiful and rich female classmate. Unfortunately, every time the girl I like will be intercepted by the rebellious classmate Francis, thinking that the date with Libbet alone, the other party will Just asking him to accompany him doesn't mean anything to him.

The 14-year-old daughter Wendy is in a period of rebelliousness and sexual exploration, a politically angry youth, not only hanging out with Mikey, but also actively inviting Sandy to explore her body. Wendy was in close contact with the boys at Mikey and Sandy's home twice, and was discovered by the father Ben who came to cheat and the mother Elena in the wife swap game. It was very ironic, and it was even more ironic that both the boy mothers Janey and Ben tried to preach with traditional rules. Wendy's behavior.

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  • Wendy Hood: [On the phone] No, come on. He's like a big infected white head. I would never...

    [hears door being shut]

    Wendy Hood: Shit, it's my parents.

    [turns off light and hides under the bed still on the phone]

    Wendy Hood: He's so gross.

  • Wendy Hood: Dad, stop it!

    Ben Hood: Get to sleep, young lady. I mean it.

    Wendy Hood: [opens bedroom door] Fascist.

    Ben Hood: If I were a fascist, I would have sent you to one of those southern military academies a long time ago. Now, get to bed.