Last year I started letting Eric walk home from the bus stop. Previously I had been picking him up every day but after constant begging, I decided to give the walking home thing a shot. I would still drive him to the bus in the mornings, though. Anyway, this year.. I’ve noticed a bit of a change. Instead of wanting to walk home, he calls me on the way with some retarded excuse about why he can’t walk home. “My ankle hurts.” “I have a headache.” “I hurt my foot.” “My leg hurts.” The list goes on and on. I personally feel he needs the exercise. It’s only about an 8 minute walk, but it’s still exercise at least. So the past couple of days I’ve been playing his little excuse game. “My hands hurt, can’t drive.” “I’m doing the dishes.”