January 27, 2012

General Manners: Never beg.

"Please?!" and other forms of whining rarely work.


Suburban Chicago, Spring 1961. We're in the backyard, on the patio, near the steps leading to the kitchen door. Mom has her pocketbook and sunglasses; I suspect she's on her way to work. I am out to get something, and Mom is completely on to my tactics.

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