IYLYFDW: Quit running the first time I tell you. That way, you won't see the second time, which is when I scare you and you leave in tears.


Tonight, I come in, and I can hear the elephant feet of kids running. I holler on the intercom to please quit. You hear a hesitation, then the feet go flying again. So I come up to the top of the stairs, and wait behind the door in the middle of the hallway, waiting for them to run back. Which, of course, they did. As they near, I open the door and scare them, actually catching the 11 year old boy because he was running to fast to stop. So I told him and his 13 year old sister that they know better, to knock it off and go to their rooms because I have guests sleeping downstairs, and the boy left in tears.

Lesson learned.