Everyone is guilty at one time or another of throwing out questions that beg to be ignored, but mothers seem to have a market on the supply. "Do you want a spanking or do you want to go to bed?" Don't you want to save some of the pizza for your brother?" Wasn't there any change? Erma Bombeck
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Questioning authority is quite common. However, mothers seem to have a market on the supply of questioning people who take care of children. "Do you want a spanking or do you want to go to bed?" Don't you want to save some of the pizza for your brother?" Wasn't there any change? Mothers are experts at asking these questions, and they are experts at ignoring the answer. It's their job to take care of children, but they're not experts at taking care of them.

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