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Passive aggressive parents on results day

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Why it worked

The video likely resonated with viewers due to its relatable portrayal of parental pressure and expectations surrounding academic results, using humor to address a common and often stressful experience.

Summary

The video depicts a humorous scenario of passive-aggressive parents on results day. The creator acts out the role of a student receiving results, expressing frustration with their parents' subtle disappointment and comparisons to a cousin who achieved higher grades.

Structure

1Introduction to passive-aggressive parents on results day
2Student's initial reaction to results and parental questioning
3Student's attempt to downplay disappointment and express pride
4Student's frustration with parental comparisons to a high-achieving cousin

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Passive aggressive parents on results day

Transcript

Are you sure you don't want to refresh your emails again? And you're sure, you're sure? Okay, see yourself. Have you definitely logged into the right account? Because you know it's like ATM now, I thought we'd know by now. You seemed pretty confident after exams. So I'm hoping for the best. Let's just hope for some pleasant surprises. Okay, um, that isn't an interesting set of results. I'm not disappointed. I'm just curious as to what happened. Could have been worse, I suppose. I just, I guess I always expected a little bit better, just because you had like a whole two years of revision. But you know what? I'm so proud of you. Happy you did some research on like, reset programs if you're interested in that. Oh, of course, I'm proud, I speak hard. I'm just a little frustrated because your cousin Matilda got an A star A A and she's boasting it all over Facebook and I wanted to grab her smug mother's face and my daughter's better.