Comments on: The Rules of Quiet Time http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3401 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Sun, 17 May 2026 11:31:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3401&cpage=1#comment-18433 girldetective Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:35:35 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3401#comment-18433 The first time I asked Drake what he'd do if a burglar came into the house, he hesitated just a moment and said, "Kung-fu skills." No, honey. You have my permission to holler loud and long. So an unplanned-for neighbor, anyone bloody, or a burglar are all worthy of waking mom/yelling, but none are worthy of opening the door on their own. The first time I asked Drake what he’d do if a burglar came into the house, he hesitated just a moment and said, “Kung-fu skills.”

No, honey. You have my permission to holler loud and long.

So an unplanned-for neighbor, anyone bloody, or a burglar are all worthy of waking mom/yelling, but none are worthy of opening the door on their own.

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