The autumn is a favorite time of year; the days not being too hot, and the nights rather cool. Personally, I don't like air-conditioning. I like to have the windows open. But it does have some drawbacks.
The children's window, also being open, presented a rather uncomfortable situation. As the summer winds down, some people feel they'd like one last hurrah. The trouble is, they repeat it over and over again, never really becoming the "last" occasion. And with alcohol involved, discretion is often not one of its finer points, if there arguably are any at all.
We all have choices to make. The ones we welcome may be on the menu of our favorite restaurant,deciding which site we visit on the computer, or whether we can sleep in an extra hour. Other choices may not be as easy or popular ...such as being accountable to our spouse or children. It doesn't take a lot of discretion to tell yourself which is more important.
I've had to be delicate over things like this before. The subjects usually come up when they are all together, during Homeschooling, and my plan has always been the same: Not to reveal too much, make a quick point, have them accept it without question, then back to the textbooks.
This time I listened intently to what they shared. They began by laughing together, stating that yesterday was the neighbor's birthday, and he wanted a cat for his birthday. (We had just watched a movie where someone had received a dog for their birthday.)
At first, I guess, it didn't register ...until they started mimicking his voice with direct quotes. I wanted to say something, but not too much. I guess I wanted the situation to be remedied without further delving into the particulars.
