Danger Monkey, age 9: “Let’s use this locker so we’ll be close to the pool.”
Me: “No, it’s not polite to choose a locker next to the only naked stranger in the whole locker room.”
(naked stranger laughs)
… (later) …
DM: “Dad, why did that guy laugh?”
Me: “Because every guy learned all the unwritten locker room rules from his Dad, so it’s funny to hear some other kid learning them. It’s a happy memory.”
DM: “There are more rules?”
Me: “So many rules.”
DM: “I didn’t know locker rooms were so complicated.”
Me: “Oh yeah, locker rooms are one of the most complicated places on the planet.”
DM: “Ugh.”
Me: “I agree.”
