Holiday? Is like, what? I'm a hyperactive girl, so it may be boring for me to be on the beach doing nothing. I just need to find a place for three weeks and work but sleep in the morning, maybe write a little bit, have a glass of red wine. That's my perfect holiday.
Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
By what you do, you teach your children how to respond to difficult information.