Hello @cthings,
I was never a teacher's favourite in that regard... whereas, my parents kind of thought, "Should we ask her? Are we ready for your response?"
Most times, my dad would just say, "Milly told you exactly what she was thinking, what do you want me to do about it?" LOL
I agree that in a work environment, things are very different. However, a favourite pastime of mine is sitting in a playground and listening to kids interact with each other 'freely'😆