rant · moment 5 of 21
Dad's Full-of-Shit Behavior at Grandma's Wake
from The Pilot! · #15
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2 minTim recounts his father showing strangers photos of his new dog at his own mother's wake, deflecting attention from grief, and reflects on his dad's failed music career and lukewarm support of Tim's comedy.
- 8:49Tim's dad shows strangers pictures of his new dog at grandmother's wake instead of discussing the deceased.
- 9:05The dog pitch: dead old dog Lucy, new dog Ruthie won't wake up without stomach rubs, people in tears.
- 9:17Grandmother was beloved in her community, held in highest regard by everyone who knew her.
- 9:30Tim diagnoses his father as a psychopath because no one's focusing on him at the wake.
- 9:49Father's response to Tim's comedy career: supportive but dismissive, framing it as trying rather than actual success.
- 10:08Tim's dad was a talented musician and singer who people said could have gone much further professionally.
- 10:23He had me, you know, life is what it is — Tim acknowledges his father's sacrifices for family.