Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for August 29, 1998
Transcript:
Val: Holly? You're late. Holly: 10 minutes!! You didn't need to send out the "shore patrol". I'm old enough to take care of myself!! Val: Mom? Holly thinks I should quit monitoring her whereabouts and let her set her own curfew. What do you think? Gramma: Think think think Everyone needs a dream, dear. Go to bed.
I think the bed thing is both referential to dreaming and a reminder Grandma still thinks she’s a kid. Also, she did break curfew