“Dr. John Sturgis at East Texas Tech. He wrote a letter last month offering to mentor me if I ever ‘grew tired of elementary pedagogy.’ I believe I have reached that threshold.”
Mary sighed. “What do you want me to do?”
Sheldon finally looked up. “I want you to explain why adults value social harmony over truth. If you cannot, I will have to conclude that adulthood is a neurological disorder.”
Sheldon tilted his head. “That seems unrelated.”
Mary was quiet for a moment. Then she smiled. “You know what your daddy said when I told him I thought I was marrying a man who’d never learn to pick up his socks?”
Sheldon considered this. Then he stood up, walked to the phone on the wall, and began dialing.