Why do moms get even scarier at the holidays?
Were not in West Covina anymore.
Rebeccas ancestors a mother and daughter are on rocky waters both literally and figuratively.
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Moms giving 1901 Rebecca a hard time about just about everything, from her hair to her too-plump fingers.
And most importantly, the mother is wearing a stunning ring.
The daughter clearly longs for it and for her moms approval.
Fast-forward 114 years and not much has changed for the Bunch family.
Rebeccas not the only resident of West Covina who has the holiday-season stresses.
Thats what passes for a bathroom?
There were no bowls of rocks or any decorative soaps.
You dont even have a bathmat!
Who doesnt have a bathmat?
If you need a bathmat I can oh, did you hear?
A bishop in Wisconsin said something anti-Semitic, so the temple has decided to boycott cheddar cheese.
Greg, meanwhile, also never, ever seems to be happy.
But the monster mom turns out to be a charming woman named Shauna who just about radiates warmth.
This picture-perfect home comes complete with a picture-perfect family, and even Gregs teenage half-siblings are lovely.
The Bunches arent having quite as much holiday cheer.
Maybe later, taunts mom.
She tells her mother that she wont allow it its too risky for her professional life.
(Which it is.)
But mom is furious, enough so that shes leaving early and shes returning the rectal thermometer.
Salt in the wound.
But then, booming over the loudspeaker: JOSH CHAN IN THE HOUUUUUUUUUSE.
Something about this exchange snaps Rebecca back to reality.
She doesntcareabout the Garfinkel ring!
Shes done trying to yo her mom in exchange for affection!
Hell, shes not even taking the woman to the airport!
(Although she does call her an Uber, which almost seems nicer?)
Shes done caring that her mother hates her, and…
Wait a minute, her mom says, stopping her.
The accusation brings her mother to tears.
She doesnthateRebecca; she loves her too much, she explains.
She worries about her endlessly and not about her happiness but her ability to survive.
And the two part ways on a tense note but with a little more affection and understanding.
A Hanukkah miracle, perhaps?
), its time for Josh to realize that he has to start acting like an adult.
Because who needs snow when you have endless frozen yogurt?
