Awkward Parents.

You know when you're at a friends house, and you don't really know the family that well? and then the friend decided they want a shower, or to go to the toilet or something. And there is this awkward moment where you are standing in the lounge room with the family and you don't know what to say.
You can't start gossiping which is my natural reflex, because well, their parents. But you can't just sit their quietly. So you have this moment where you go back to kindergarten conversation.
"So ... do you have any more cats?" - Eliza
"uhm, no, no we don't." - Parent
"oh ... hows you're weekend been?" - Eliza
Yeah, its really awkward.

But then, whats worse is when your friend has a fight with their parents. They go and run to their room and you just stand the awkwardly, not knowing whether to follow your friend and totally shun the parents, or keep talking to the parents.
So there are two ways you can do this:

Scenario 1:
You stay.
"So how are you, Eliza?" - Parent
"Oh, I'm good Mrs Jone-" - Eliza
"Don't talk to her Eliza! She's being a bitch!" - Friend
"Uhmm..." - Eliza.

Scenario 2:
You follow your friend.
"Oh, Lisa!" - Eliza
"What a rude girl!" - Mother to father.

You just can't win, can you?