Doesn't matter how it is said, it matters how the teased takes the teasing. You could be joking with a smile on your face and pat me on the back and I could take it badly.
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In this statement, you are trying to tell the parent what his son Thinks. That can only come from the mind of the one supposedly slighted. I would be very curious to see what the son has to say on the subject lol.