Didn't they sometimes take advantage of that?

Yes, but didn't we also deserve it?

Don't small children usually feel somewhat justified in their actions?

Yes, but doesn't that mean that we really deserve our mother's full dilligence?

Don't ten minute time-outs always feel like an hour when you're a little kid?

Is a ten-minute time-out really long enough to immobilise naughty children when a mother needs to get the work done quickly?

Wouldn't the child get very fidgety if it were any longer, though?

Have you ever tried it out for yourself?

Couldn't you reasonably assume that without testing it out?

Is it ever safe to assume?

Is it possible to go through life without taking some things for granted, though?

What do you think?

Wouldn't it be better to poll a large group of people?

Why complicate it with so many extra people?

But wouldn't it be worth it to learn about many different peoples' experiences?