And if you hit one of them, everyone would be devastated for life. Sure the parents should have told the kids to watch out, but sometimes you have to have some give and take.
B&D had already been out there for some time, maybe it was someone elses turn. In any case, why make the kids suffer for the parents thoughtlessness?
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