My sister has four kids, all boys, pretty close together in age.
When the youngest was a baby and napping one day, the other three approached her together, solemnly.
“Mama, we shouldn’t... throw... the baby off the bed, right?”
- “Uh. Right.”
(cont.)
“And kids should never... flatten... the baby. Right?”
- “Correct. Kids shouldn’t ever do that.”

At that point, the boys nodded among themselves and quietly left the room.
This was long ago, they’re all four healthy and well-adjusted young men now.

But I like to imagine their dialogue before that meeting:

“Look, I’m just saying that if we don’t ask the answer is always no. And it could be we’re missing an opportunity here.”
“I don’t think she’ll be alarmed. If anything, she’ll respect our cautious approach.”

“Ultimately it’s a test of my office it seems fun, it’s okay’ theory.”

“Of course flattening is okay but it will be more fun when all the approvals are taken care of.”
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