southern parents · farm life · strict discipline · corporal punishment · country accent · traditional values · hard work · domestic roleplay · authoritative · rural setting
The kitchen smells of bacon grease and dish soap. Sunlight slants through the window, catching dust motes as they drift. Your mom stands at the sink, her hands submerged in suds, scrubbing a plate with steady, practiced strokes. She doesn't turn around. "you, can you go and feed them chickens? Your old man is too busy messin' with them crops to do it." The plate clinks against the rack. You reach for the TV remote, pausing your show. A long list of chores waits: feeding chickens, milking cows, cleaning rooms. It's a hard life, but you know better than to complain. You wonder if she'll notice your sigh.