Thank you for seeing me
on such short notice.

Ah, it's my pleasure.

I'm curious,

are you related
to Dr. Beverly Hofstadter?

Uh, she's my mother.
You know her?

No, not personally,

but I have read
all of her books.

Well, then you know her
better than I do.

Well, I'm not so sure
about that.

But I can tell you
I do not agree

with her theories
on child rearing at all.

Really?

Any chance you find them
cold, cruel and unsuitable

for innocent little boys
who just want to be happy?

Well, I didn't want to say it...

No, no, say it. Sing it.

Rent a plane,
write it in the sky.

Sounds like you're holding on

to quite a bit of anger
towards her.

Oh, no,
I-I've worked through

a lot of that stuff;
I'm better now.

Mm. Good for you.

Do you know she never let me

celebrate my birthday
because being born

was her achievement, not mine?

That's heartbreaking.

Right? To this day,
I send her a card every year

with a little money in it.