Me, talking about Stardew Valley: “I should leave first thing in the morning and bring my 100 stairs.”
Kid, startled: “I forgot for a moment you were talking about a video game.”
Kid, a beat later: “Leaving first thing in the morning was more surprising than the 100 stairs.”
My kid knows me well…
In spite of the fact that we’re talking about a video game clock that resets the day every fifteen minutes (or sooner if I want), I still haven’t managed to leave “first thing in the morning.”
Instead, I seem doomed to carry 100 stairs around forever.