Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘The pressure of being the cool parent ends up being too much’
“Ross, I’m in a terrible funk,” the old dear goes. “I can’t pull myself out.” I feel instantly bad

The old dear pulls the trigger and there’s a dull crack.
The old man rings me and goes, “Kicker, do you have any idea what’s wrong with your mother?”
I’m there, “I could work on a list for you over the weekend. But – spoiler alert – I can tell you now that dipsomania and norcissism are going to be pretty high up on it.”