A faceted glass perfume bottle wears a burgundy cape and pink bow tie against mint green.

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Claire

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

— Modern Family  ·  2009

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What it means

Our interpretation.

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.

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