I can remember the first time I had to go to sleep. Mom said, Steven, time to go to sleep. I said, But I don't know how. She said, It's real easy. Just go down to the end of tired and hang a left. So I went down to the end of tired, and just out of curiosity I hung a right. My mother was there, and she said I thought I told you to go to sleep.

Summary

This quote humorously portrays a childhood memory of the narrator being told to go to sleep by their mother. The narrator expresses their confusion about the concept and their attempt to follow their mother's instructions by going to the end of being tired. However, in a playful twist, the narrator decides to "hang a right" out of curiosity instead. Ultimately, the quote highlights the innocent defiance and playful banter that can occur between a child and their parent.

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