S: You’re going to be a much better parent than I am.
E: (surprised and flattered) Oh?
S: Yes. You bother answering those stupid “Why?” questions that kids ask so incessantly. Your answers are sometimes pretty shady and they don’t always make sense, but you answer nonetheless.
E: (deflated) Oh.
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And that, people, is what I have to show after 15 years of babysitting.
Erin
Alan Schmierer