bonny, my mom's had to deal with something similar and iirc she had a very good response. I'll ask her.
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Bless you Laga. I'd really appreciate that.
So, who is waking up at 3am to watch the first baseball game of the season? Anyone???
Why are they playing baseball at 3 in the morning?
Oh! Oh! I know this one!
They're in Japan. Where it will not be 3 am.
Oh, Suzi. You are too adorable for words.
On the nose, Debet. But us poor fans have to wake up at the...what comes before ass-crack of dawn...too darned early if we want to watch.
Mom says
she's gonna have to be honest..............maybe something like "I'm not going to be able to give you the response you want.........." And, she should be sure not to get into a situation where she has to tell this other person specifically why she can't give the desired response. She can say something along the lines of "It's my judgement ...........
and to preface with
I could be wrong but
I'll be up! I should be in bed already in preparation, but alas, I can't seem to sleep.
Thank your mom for me. This is exactly what I was looking for. I've been struggling with how to frame away from the details.
I'll definitely lead with "I could be wrong." (nudge, nudge)