Don’t comb your hair in company.
Don’t cross the kitchen floor in welly boots.
Don’t put the television on.
Don’t squint. Don’t get in fights.
Don’t stuff your mouth with sausage.
Don’t drop towels on the bathroom floor.
Don’t hang about with that rough crowd.
Don’t put your feet up on the chair.
Don’t use up all the paper in the loo.
Don’t scratch. Don’t twitch. Don’t sniff. Don’t talk.
Don’t stick your tongue out.
Don’t you dare to answer back.
Life is full of opportunity, says my mum.
Barrie Wade