Yes I’ve lost a parent but I don’t get antsy every time someone says ‘dad’ - anyone who does needs grief counselling because that a disproportionate response. It’s no excuse to be rude to someone like she was. Fred said nothing wrong the ‘misunderstanding’ was all on Nella
She knew exactly what he meant and she twisted it? Really? How did you come to that conclusion?
Because when she woke up she accused him of having an attitude when it came to cooking, said he wouldn’t let anyone else have a say and when she tried to make a suggestion he said “I could be your dad” in a way that he was trying to assert authority over her.
But when you watch the clip back, he was clearly referencing AGE. And she actually acknowledged that. He said “I could be your dad” when talking about their ages and she said the words “Nah my dad was way older than you”. So she KNEW the conversation was about age rather than belittling herself. Yet she woke up and suddenly changed the context of the conversation. Why would she do that?
See my post upthread about people who have English as a second language and turns of phrase - what he meant was “I’m old enough to be your dad” but he said “I could be your dad”. Had he said the former (which is what he meant) should couldn’t have been able to twist it in the way she did.
To me, it seems that Nella is a conflict avoidant person
LOL!!! Yeah shouting at someone because YOU misunderstood what they said, calling them a weirdo and saying you will never speak to them again is so conflict averse