"Dad, why are girls so hard to understand?'' Parker was skyping with Booth. "I don't get it."
Booth smiled. "You and the rest of the men in the world. Women just think differently than men do."
"Every time I think I know what Meredith thinks about something she changes her mind without telling me, but I'm supposed to know anyway. We end up arguing, and then her feelings get hurt, and I feel like the bad guy. Why are things so complicated?"
"Your mother and I used to have the same problem when we were together. It's a communication issue. It can be hard to deal with because, like you said, it can lead to hurt feelings. Things will get worse if you don't discuss it with Meredith, but you have to be tactful and not make it sound like her fault."
"Even when I think it's her fault?" Parker grinned.
"That's where the tact comes in."
"You don't have this problem with Bones, do you, Dad? You seem to communicate really well with her."
"With her, it's the opposite problem. She tells me what she thinks even if I don't want to know. If she changes her mind, she gives me a blow by blow description of why. But at least I almost always know where I stand. She makes me mad sometimes, but we work it out."
Parker hesitated a minute. "Why do you think you get along better with her than you did with Mom?"
"We're older and more mature to start with, and I always know Bones will tell me the absolute truth, even if I didn't want to hear it. There's a lot of trust between us….always has been...but it also takes lots of hard work."
"I know. Thanks, Dad."
"Anytime, Parker. Glad to help."
