If I'm looking at you funny, it's because I secretly suspect you're an astronaut

What else could explain your rude failure to ignore all earthly laws?

Spacing out has become an everyday occurrence.
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It's funny when your kids start driving and noticing how frequently the adults around them don't obey the traffic laws. Look, Mom, that guy didn't signal. Look, Mom, that lady ran the stop sign.

Don't worry, I filled them in on what's happening here. It's easy. I simply explained to my teenage kids that these people are a bunch of astronauts.

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Annabel Monaghan is a lifestyle columnist at The Week and the author of Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? (2016), a collection of essays for moms and other tired people. She is also the author of two novels for young adults, A Girl Named Digit (2012) and Double Digit (2014), and the co-author of Click! The Girls Guide to Knowing What You Want and Making it Happen (2007). She lives in Rye, New York, with her husband and three sons. Visit her at www.annabelmonaghan.com.