After being interrupted by my children a bazillion times while cooking dinner — I was exasperated.

My 5 year old daughter comes in for the 20th time and says:

Dinara: Mom, Emma is taking my…..

Me: (cutting her off) Dinara… I need you to just go solve this problem yourself. If I solve the problem, you guys wont like the way I solve it. Can you solve this yourself – I’m trying to cook dinner.

Dinara: Sure Mom.

ME overhearing Dinara talking to Emma in the other room:

Dinara: Emma if you don’t do what I say, then mom is going to solve this problem. So it would be best if you would just listen to me cause you know… I’m right.

Emma: Mom did not say I had to listen to you.

Dinara: Mom said I had to solve the problem. If you listen to me, the problem will be solved.

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