I Will Take You At Your Word

Finally made travel plans up north for the holiday season: I will be making a 5 day trip to Schenectady. Originally I thought that there would be much extended schlepping, including some time in New Jersey with the relatives with the world's worst behaved large dog.

Then they said, "You don't have to come and visit us." Probably they were silently also thinking, "...but I'm sure you will anyway if you loved us."

As a mathematician with limited interpersonal skills, I chose to ignore the silent parts.