I have to get up early on most days, but when I don’t have to, I tell my four year old not to wake me until the 8 is in the front. She is improving in this area…:)

I am the same way – following the rules, and desparately wishing everyone else would also. But an occasional – don’t tell me what to do! – will jump out. Isn’t that funny? Traits that seem opposite but that I possess anyway.

At home I have as few as possible and most of them concern safety and good manners.

And I don’t like people speaking for me either (as you may have noticed).

There’s where we all go astray. The MY always changes to a new name and new rule.

Thanks, from a fellow shusher, most-of-the-time rule follower.

I am AMAZED that it’s a crime in the USA!! Here in Cyprus, that’s the way we cross roads. Most of them don’t have official crossing places, and those that do are ignored by drivers unless there’s someone waiting to cross. We quickly learned that the way to cross roads is to wait for a slight gap in traffic on one side, and walk into the middle of the street, then traffic going the other way will slow down and let us over. That’s what all the locals do… it seems a bit scary at first, but it works. Much safer than crossing at traffic lights. The Cypriots are very careful not to run people over, but really not bothered at all about rules – mostly they stop at red lights, if there are other cars about, since it’s safer, but not necessarily.