“Oh, honey, I don’t know how you young folks do it anymore with all these apps and chats and whatnots. My mother always said if you run out of things to talk about, just ask a person about their first pet. Works every time.” “What if they never had pets?” I asked. She walked to the door and didn’t even turn around as she said, “Doesn’t matter. You’ll figure out if they have mommy or daddy issues right away. And it breaks the ice too!”

