Why can't I get the respect I'm entitled to?

Dialog from a dream I had about Cathy...

Cathy: Did you scrub the bathroom floor today? DID YOU?

Terry: Yes, Mommie.

Cathy: Yes, Mommie what?
Terry: Yes, Mommie Dearest.

Cathy: Terry, when I told you to call me that, I wanted you to mean it.

(Photo: Cathy at her home near Como Park.)