Friday Funnies: ‘Modern Family’ Cancels Christmas
“We’re gonna pass into legend, the parents who canceled Christmas,” Claire, mom of three, in Modern Family.
I’ve loving Modern Family, a freshman ABC comedy, more and more with each new episode.
In the recent Christmas installment (available free on the ABC web site) Claire and Phil, parents of a teenager and two tweens, find a burn mark on the arm of their sofa on Christmas Eve and demand that one of their three kids admit wrong-doing. If someone doesn’t step up and cop to the charge, Phil spontaneously decides that they’re going to cancel Christmas, something with which Claire is not entirely on board but silently supports her husband nonetheless.
The entire episode is definitely worth watching, particularly the “Inocente!” part.
Author and columnist Meredith O'Brien gives you a peek behind the picket fences of modern day life and parenting in the 'burbs. With humor and candor, it's her take on real parenting in the real world.
