“What Would Your Parents Think?”

“What would your parents think?” It’s a question normally posed to someone whose parents are alive, but are maybe unaware of the seemingly bad choice said person is about to make – or has already made. At worst, it can be a threat. That maybe the person posing it will tell the parents. At best, it serves as a guardian angel of sorts, sitting on your shoulder as you ponder how their opinion of you may change if you do the thing (or they learn about the thing).

But what about when your parents are dead? What they would think of this book is a question I’ve certainly asked myself as When Happily Ever After Fails made its way down the publishing track.

It’s a question I suspect others would like to ask as well. Namely, my extended families. Maybe they’re saving the question for after they read the book, as I thought long and hard about it, but ultimately didn’t make an advanced copy available to them. Maybe they’re simply too polite (if you know my family, this is super doubtful. Not hating – I’m the same way). Maybe they’re waiting until I’m in that drunk zone where you feel no pain and it sounds like a great idea to wax poetic on any and all subjects.

I have no idea. But I know this. It’s a valid question.

So, What WOULD They Think?