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Mitchell’s mother has a problem with me. Last Christmas, for example, she gave me a piece of exercise equipment and a lettuce dryer. So to recap, I gave her a gorgeous pair of diamond earrings, and she gave me a hint.
— Cameron ‧ Modern Family
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker feels Mitchell's mother is quietly unfriendly toward them and offers her gifts as evidence: a workout gadget and a salad spinner. Set against their own lavish diamond earrings, her presents read as pointed suggestions rather than kindness, delivered with wounded, comic indignation.
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