Most of all I want them looking clean and tidy, wearing clothes that can be washed daily, for hygienic reasons. Apparently ties are horribly unhygienic!
Most of all I want them to look at me, not their computer screen when they are talking to me. God help anyone who dares to call me "Dear"! I may be 67 now but I was shipping steam engines round the world at 23, and used to ride a road racing motorbike in hot pants and a midriff top, skinny dipped in the Indian Ocean, drove 9,000 miles once to go to a steam rally. As I was born on Feb 29th, I only want to admit to the number of leap year birthdays I've had - I'll be 17 next year!