Gratitude for the Ns that stayed away

Sometimes, Ns are in one's general vicinity, but by some stroke of luck, they don't latch on.

I am so very grateful for the Ns that stayed away, or were successfully pushed away before they became a problem.

• My MIL.

• A client I had, who tried to seriously latch on but failed miserably.

• More students than I can name.

• More colleagues than I want to remember.

• And at least a few noisy neighbors over the years.

• And that one lady in the grocery store who cut the line, then tried to one up everything she saw about me: that one was just strange....

So, how about you? Any Ns that you saw in your vicinity, but you managed to give them the slip?