“YOU ARE THE MEANEST SISTER IN THE WORLD!!!”
My children are upstairs in the room directly above me, putting together a puzzle and fighting. I just heard a loud whap. Now there is crying. Also screaming. Our sitter is issuing time-outs. Ah, siblings....
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