Caught red handed

Not being able to hear with out his implants, definitely puts Chance in a compromising situation at bedtime.

Unlike his siblings who can hear us coming down the hall when they are supposed to be sleeping, Chance is left high and dry.

Chance's siblings can rush back to their beds, pulling the covers over them and fake deep slumber if they hear us coming.(like we don't hear them dashing back to the bed).

Chance, however, is regulated to continuing on what ever activity he has engaged in when he got out of bed when we walk in. Therefore, we catch him in the act and he has no recourse but to admit defeat. (Sometimes, he'll feel vibrations on the floor, or see the shadow as we approach, giving him a heads-up.)

He still has the option of looking at us, the picture of innocence and saying something like, "I was asleep, but then something woke me up."

Yes, not being able to hear, definitely puts Chance at a disadvantage when he is supposed to be asleep and we come into check on him.

The up side for him will come later when he himself is a father. He will honestly be able to say that he did not hear anyone throwing up, getting out of bed or making noise in the bedroom. He can blissfully sleep through all of that.....with a valid excuse as to why he did not get up to help:)