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On Planning a Vacation

The 11 y.o: “Don’t expect me to spend 2 hours seeing Okie Dokie the Clown”

The Mom: “Visiting NYC isn’t all about you, dear. It’s not exactly fair for the 4 y.o. to spend 2 hours being dragged around H&M.”

The 8 y.o.: “Yeah. I don’t want to do that either. Don’t worry mom, I’ll bring a watch”

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