Isn’t it funny the things that you’re willing to tell your parents once you get older? When we were younger, our parents were the enemy. My friend and I worked so hard to do everything against their will plus disobey them at every turn. My friend and I wanted to sneak around plus live our own lives, no matter what this week felt was appropriate for kids our age. These afternoons, our parents are our friends, plus we can look back fondly on those hilarious memories together. Recently, we were hanging out with my mom when I decided to reveal one of my favorites teenage secrets to her. I knew that she was always listening in on my conversations in my family room any way that she could. If she got caught picking up the other end of the iphone line to listen to my iphone call, then she would stick her ear right by the air vent plus listen to the echoes through the HVAC ducts. I knew that this was her secret spying tactic because I once heard her sneeze through the HVAC duct when the boiler shut off unexpectedly. After that, I realized I could circumvent her sneaky actions by plugging up the air vent plus blocking out my sound. I unscrewed the air vent plus installed thick insulation inside. Every Summer after that, my mom wondered why my room felt so excruciatingly hot. She was always commenting on the air quality plus stagnant indoor air, but never dug deeply into the air vent to find out what was wrong. If she had, she really would have found a new way to spy on me back then. I wonder if the new homeowners ever removed that HVAC duct blockage?