Inhibitions

 Inhibitions 

As a result of a mother’s desire to protect her son. And it’s not only that she doesn’t want him sticking wet teaspoons into electric sockets; neither does she want him to offend people that might not understand that he didn’t mean it and so would kick his butt.

          “There are people out there you need to be careful of,” she wants to tell him. “Not everyone will love you the way I do. And very few have any patience with those they do not love.

          “So,” she says, taking a long list out of her apron pocket, “here are some things it would be better if you did not even try.”

     “Should I read it right now?” he asks.

     “Of course not,” she says. “You know you can’t read yet. We’ll read it bit by bit, some each night with your books. Soon you’ll know it by heart like you do Brave Cowboy Bill.

     “Only you’ll remember it longer. Much longer,” she says.

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