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On Laundry

The 11.y.o. <doing her laundry for the first time>: I don’t need your help.

Dad: Ok. But maybe you don’t want to put a dishwasher tablet in your laundry? The laundry tablets are blue. The dishwashing tablets are orange.

The 11 y.o.: Well. Ok. But that doesn’t count. I still don’t need any help. Go away.

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