This witty short story highlights how people often judge the same situation differently depending on who’s involved.
It begins with two women chatting politely, though one subtly brags about her husband’s gifts: “a mansion, a Cadillac, and a diamond bracelet” for each child they had. The other woman only replies, “Well, isn’t that nice?”—a polite phrase hiding quiet disapproval.
The conversation shifts to their grown children. One woman criticizes her son’s wife for being spoiled—“She sleeps late, reads all day, and her husband brings her breakfast in bed.” Moments later, she praises her daughter’s husband for doing the same things, calling him “an angel.”
This ironic twist exposes a common double standard: identical behaviors are condemned or praised depending on perspective.
Through gentle humor and everyday dialogue, the story cleverly shows how bias—especially parental favoritism—can twist perception without us even realizing it.
