When I was little I used to say, ‘Dear god, please make this happen and I promise from now on I will do all my homework as soon as I come back from school before doing anything else.’ Now I say, ‘Dear god, please make this happen and I promise from now on I will go for a smear test every six months.’
Needless to say I’ve never done either of these things (not as often as I had said I mean) even though I have been quite lucky with my wishes.
I wonder if I’m getting away with tricking god or if he is so totally obsessed with my education and health that he always thinks, ‘She might actually do it this time.’