tactics grew more and more
sophisticated. Where I had youth
and energy on my side, she had
cunning, and she figured out
different ways to keep me in line.
One Sunday we were at the shops
and there was a big display of toffee
apples. I loved toffee apples, and I
kept nagging her the whole way
through the shop. “Please can I
have a toffee apple? Please can I
have a toffee apple? Please can I
have a toffee apple? Please can I
have a toffee apple?”
Finally, once we had our
groceries and my mom was heading
to the front to pay, I succeeded in