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pegkerrAt dinner each night, we go around the table, and everyone says what was the best thing about the day. When her turn came, Fiona said:
"I read some awesome books, and I got all my chores done--"
"--although it took some serious nagging," Rob put in wryly.
Fiona looked mildly offended. "Hey, it only took a little bit of nagging. Not a serious amount."
I snickered. "Darling, determining what constitutes 'serious nagging' versus 'a little bit of nagging' is a call that can only be made by the parent, not the child.
Fiona looked mildly embarrassed. "Yeah, well. The kitchen floor and I are not friends."
"I'm sure that in the case of the kitchen floor," I told her (thinking of all the times she's blown off that particular chore) "it's mutual."
"I read some awesome books, and I got all my chores done--"
"--although it took some serious nagging," Rob put in wryly.
Fiona looked mildly offended. "Hey, it only took a little bit of nagging. Not a serious amount."
I snickered. "Darling, determining what constitutes 'serious nagging' versus 'a little bit of nagging' is a call that can only be made by the parent, not the child.
Fiona looked mildly embarrassed. "Yeah, well. The kitchen floor and I are not friends."
"I'm sure that in the case of the kitchen floor," I told her (thinking of all the times she's blown off that particular chore) "it's mutual."