Being Polite
Let's go back to biblical times, 1823! - Book of Mormon (The Musical, duh...) I went to the park with Mini.Chaos for band day to sit and relax and listen to music. He had a great little time there. Mini.Chaos loves when we clap for him, and every time a song would finish, a whole audience would applaud and he would go CRAZY happy. I presume he thought there were hundreds of people clapping for him. On the walk home a couple of mormon missionaries were biking by and I smiled and said "hi," causing them to stop their bikes and say hi back. A brief awkward exchange followed. "Have you ever talked with missionaries before?" "Yeah. I hope you guys have a great afternoon." Start to resume walking. "Well, do you have time now to talk with us?" Pause walking to be polite. "Nope - I've got a baby to get home, I just wanted to wish you a good day." Start to resume walking. "Okay, we'll maybe we could have your address. W...