Why were your parents were so mean!??

I was talking to Henry yesterday about how my parents never sat with me and did homework. I said when I was your age I just did it by myself and never had help. He looked at me as if I just told him he was adopted and said "that's just harsh". hahahahahah - I said - ummm - not really - that's normal! So then I said and when I was your age I made my own lunch and got myself ready for school without any help from my parents. He says "why were your parents so mean"???? I said they weren't - I was 11 years old - that's what you do when you are 11!!!!!!! That boy!