Gerbils

So the child and I were having a conversation (again) about the importance of him checking in with me when he's out and about.

"Why is that so important, Mom?"

"Because I need to know where you are, who you're with, where you're going and when you got there so that I'll know you're safe and haven't, for instance, been carried off by a band of kidnapping gerbils."

"Mom? You've gone from crazy to crazier."