All oppressed-like

I watched of snippet of this, the part where they confessed that they had to lie to people to get attention as kids.

"John Mulaney & Conan Were Attention-Seeking Children"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IIXfn8qxbdY&feature=share

Never entirely grew out of that habit, I guess? Well, for whatever reason, their confessions made their laughter remind me of the oppressed children at the beginning A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

"The children laughed dutifully. The laughter sounded like the bleating of lost little lambs but Carney seemed satisfied."

Page 8 of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith