The goose is golden and off-limits. I wouldn't hurt animals anyway. People who do that are actual assholes.
And we're close enough. She didn't believe in giving me "direct orders" and kind of let me live my life. But she's also a psychic, along with everyone else in my house, so it was kind of hard to get anything past her.
This is where I ask about yours, but I'm giving you a "get out of awkward topics" card if you want to hard pass on the parent talk.