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The 11 y.o.: “It’s all done, Mom”

Me: “So just to clarify — the dishes are cleared from the table and stacked neatly in the dishwasher, the counters are cleaned off and the leftovers are neatly packed into the fridge”

The 11 y.o.: “Yep. In a parallel universe somewhere, it’s all done.”

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