Recently, in the children’s shoe department at a large chain store, I saw a young lad who refused to sit still while his mother tried shoes on him. Finally, they went to the sporting goods and brought back length of rope. They were able to secure the squabbling snot to the chair and outfit him with back to school footwear. A passerby asked, “what’s all the fuss?” I, as casually as I could, offered this explanation, “why, can’t you see he’s tied to be fit!” Sign in to see full entry.