A General Rule Of Etiquette Is That

There Is Nothing Like A Good Friend To Help You Out When You Are Not In Trouble.

In Its Natural State, The Child Tells The Literal Truth Because It Is Too Naive To Think Of Anything Else. Blurting Out The Complete Truth Is Considered Adorable In The Young, Right Smack Up To The Moment That The Child Says, 'mommy, Is This The Fat Lady You Can't Stand?

Sometimes We Do Things A Certain Way Just Because That Is The Way We Do Things.

Allowing An Unimportant Mistake To Pass Without Comment Is A Wonderful Social Grace.

Being Listened To Should Be Sufficiently Gratifying In Itself, Whether Or Not The Advice Is Followed.