E G, Is That Something You Used to Really Say?

After my dad's car accident, my sister and i, we both developed major fears of something bad happening to one of our parents. My sister sort of developed this compulsion where she would have to say, nothing bad before my parents left the room. And until that happened, she just couldn't deal with them leaving. So still, to this day, every time i end a conversation with my daughter, my sister, even if it's just a text conversation, we say, e g. E g is what i've tattooed on my wrist, and so does my sister. That's a neurose right there, branded on her skin, proof of how wary of the unknown she is