[xsmommy]

well they always have to have some redeeming qualities, lest they end up on the front steps for the taking. it is that survival instinct ; )

[Texan5]

So true about the redeeming qualities and survival instinct. Once when my daughter was about 10, she wanted to watch a TV program before doing her homework, and had a fit when I turned the TV off and put her books in front of her. She wailed that she might just run away, and my husband chimed in with "Write if you find work". She never tried that one again.