The grandboy, coming up with a failed reason to delay the inevitable:<\/p>\n
“But gwumpa i no need to clean my room.” [thinks] “I know! I will clean it on Sunday.”<\/p>\n
“But today IS Sunday.”<\/p>\n
“Oh.”<\/p>\n
Lesson learned today about researching before committing to action…<\/p>\n
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