Shouldn't

I shouldn't have logged off.

You shouldn't do things by halves.

You shouldn't look down on him.

You shouldn't do such a thing.

You shouldn't have done such a thing.

You shouldn't have done it.

You shouldn't have eaten the fish raw.

You shouldn't talk back to your parents like that.

You shouldn't talk back like that.

You shouldn't have eaten so much ice cream.

I shouldn't be telling you all this. It'll make you angry.

Being a list-o-maniac, I suggested we make a list of the "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts." So in the darkness of hazy sleep, I began to mentally prepare mine. The first item on the "should" side was easy: a sibling for our 3-year-old daughter.