Our son is not weird. What’s weird is that her kid wears aftershave and dresses like a count.

A parent bristles at the idea that their child is the odd one, and hits back with a comic counterexample: the other family's kid wears aftershave and dresses like an aristocrat. The humour comes from defensive pride, pointing at someone else's stranger habits to make their own look ordinary.

Context reviewed 23 September 2026