There are certain assumptions children make when growing up about how other people must live like they live because that is just the way things are. There was an individual who thought she could catch a broken arm like the flu and thus avoided a peer on the school bus the entire time he had a cast on. There was another who thought that since her family was required to take music lessons, everyone must have to take music lessons.
These are all fairly innocent, but there some peculiar family law decrees, that can lead to uproar when the child finally realizes not everyone lives like that. For example, one Lexington family law that is particularly memorable is called opera hour. For at least one hour a day all communication in the household consisted singing in an operatic voice. Whether talking to your family or on the phone, opera was the tone.
Generally it would be assumed that such a family law could lead to ridicule, but in this case it was the opposite. Instead of being teased, peers decided to have their own opera hour within the classroom for the entirety of the math lesson. There was definite benevolence, slight mayhem, and a lot of laughter as a result.
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