Yes, dear?

Dave: You know, the more I learn about the 20th-century, the more I become convinced Communism was a very bad thing.

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Me: Sometimes I feel like you tell me things just to make me feel better. I don't want you to patronize me and say things you don't mean.

Dave: Like what?

Me: Like I'll say I'm frustrated with my performance at school and you'll say I'm doing fine. Or sometimes it seems like you're agreeing with me just to agree with me.

Dave: You're right. I don't say things I don't mean, but I won't say them to just to make you feel better anymore.

(Pause.)

Dave: Feel better?

Ummmmm....