Your toddler is getting bitten at school. Like, repeatedly. Every day you have to sign a report, acknowledging that your child was bitten by the class vampire. Again. You’re 99.999% sure it’s the same kid each time. This kid is your kid’s best buddy, but you don’t know the parents very well, if at all. The teachers are apologetic, but there’s not much they can do to prevent the biting. What do you do?
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You walk into the office restroom. There are two sinks that you have to pass to reach the stalls. One of them is running – not just dripping – but no one is using it. Do you go about your business, or first stop to shut off the water?
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A coworker asks a question that s/he should know the answer to. You give your opinion, but it clearly isn’t what s/he wanted to hear. Even though you’re very busy, the coworker tries to get you to complete an extremely simple task that s/he could accomplish just as easily and quickly as you. The task must be done. You just want them to go away. Do you do it yourself or not?
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You are looking for a movie to put you in the holiday spirit. While flipping channels, you come across Elf, A Christmas Story, and Christmas Vacation. Which one do you choose?
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You have plans to attend a Christmas party on Friday night. You arranged for a babysitter weeks ago, but today discovered that the after-school program is offering Parents’ Night Out. Only your older child can attend, but it’s a flat $10 for four hours as opposed to the $10+ per hour you pay the sitter for watching both kids. Do you take advantage, thereby reducing your at-home babysitting charges to the child that goes to bed before 7:30 p.m.?
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You want some new boots. Your husband wants a pair of these frightening abominations that make you want to curl into a ball and die. You get yours, I get mine, he says. Is this a no-brainer?
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There’s a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do?
