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In reply to the discussion: What would you do if President Trump showed up at your front door? [View all]True Dough
(26,820 posts)of being about 5 or 6 years of age and having my other usher my sister and I under the dining room table, which was next to a window not far from the front door. She told us to sit still and be quiet. We heeded her words (highly unusual) and heard a knock at the door. My mom stood at the door but did not answer it. There was another knock and then we heard footsteps down the front steps.
Naturally my sister and I were curious and a bit worried about what was happening. I can't remember my mom's explanation at the time but I learned as I grew up later that it was the Jehovah's Witnesses who tried to pay a visit.
Now, as an adult, I courteously but firmly tell them I'm not interested. I always get a kick out of those types trying to start the conversation by pointing to Syria or terrorist acts and saying, "Isn't this the scariest of times to be alive?" I always tell them that we were lucky not to be around during WWI or WWII or the Black Plague or the Crusades, and many other terrifying eras. By comparison we've lived through a walk in the park. Now, that may all change on Jan. 20...