{"id":403,"date":"2011-03-02T12:25:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T10:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fascinating-america.com\/blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2015-04-06T19:20:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T17:20:45","slug":"why-did-my-parents-cross-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fascinating-america.com\/blog\/why-did-my-parents-cross-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did my parents cross the road?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My parents have been together for quite a few years, and as you’d expect, they know each other really well. They can predict<\/span> each other’s reactions and behavior with 100 percent accuracy. It’s good to know they can rely on<\/span> each other.<\/p>\n

Rather than being like two peas in a pod<\/span>, though, they’re more like a left hand and a right hand that fit together. One is more analytical, the other more artistic. They often have different ways of looking at the same situation.<\/p>\n

This sometimes manifests itself<\/span> at odd<\/span> moments \u2014 such as when they’re crossing the street. Both will go to where the crosswalk<\/span> is and check for traffic. But if there is traffic, my mom will start to cross the street, while my dad will wait.<\/p>\n

My mom argues that, as a pedestrian<\/span> within the crosswalk, she has the right of way<\/span>. By making oncoming<\/span> traffic stop, she is asserting<\/span> this right. The law agrees with her: the traffic is required to stop and let her walk across. A point for Mom for standing up for<\/span> her rights.<\/p>\n

My dad argues that the traffic might not stop. A driver might be distracted<\/span> or too slow to hit the brakes<\/span>. Accidents do happen. A point for Dad for playing it safe<\/span> and increasing his chances of staying alive.<\/p>\n

My brother-in-law<\/span> has a different solution altogether<\/span>: he drives across the street in his car. It’s a great big SUV<\/span>. Sitting high above the traffic in this sturdy<\/span> vehicle is a bit like being in a tank<\/span>. Nothing can hurt you. So a point for him, too.<\/p>\n

Who’s right? I don’t know. But I do know that it’s possible for more than one person to be right at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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