The distance of a whisper*

Inspired by: Two Hundred Fifty Things an Architect Should Know


Some things a mother of  a teenager daughter should know during the fall break:

1. The speed of words per minute when friends come over
2. What's for lunch
3. Who is the cutest guy in musically
4. Why teachers are evil
5. Which teachers are ok
6. The number of snapchat streaks
7. What's for snack
8. How many pages to read for history homework
9. Why sprint is better than mini-marathon
10. The shortness of the break
11. How not to open a closed door
12. The volume of voice in playing board games
13. The amount of laughter that can fill a room
14. The best colors of jackets
15. The worst colors of jackets
16. The best shoes
17. The worst shoes
18. Why pizza is better than vegetables
19. The importance of smiling
20. How to say "no" so it's accepted
21. The variable of "yes" in equations
22. The square meters of the apartment
23. The thickness of walls
24. How to be invisible
25. How to be available
26. How to curate your words
27. How to bite your tongue
28. Reasons for not saying anything
29. Ways to be non-judgmental
30. Which century you were born
31. Memory of your own teenage years
32. The history of friendship
33. The parent do-s and do not-s
34. The need for cash 
35. The need for ice-cream
36. The need for loud music
37. Where snacks are stacked
38. The amount of energy needed for charging phones
39. Who follows whom on Instagram
40. The basic of filters
41. The basic of hashtags
42. What's for dinner
43. How to fit three girls to have a sleepover in a small room
44. What's for midnight snack
45. The rule of staying up very late
46. What it feels to be 13 or 14 and stay in PJs in the morning
47. And  wrap yourself in a blanket and sit on a kitchen floor
48. To drink cocoa and eat chicken nuggets for breakfast
49. The power of breath
50. The distance of a whisper*

*borrowed directly from the mentor text