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   legaleagle48 said, 4 months ago

   Good question. Although she wasn’t really asking — she was telling.
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   Bruno Zeigerts said, 4 months ago

   Is he helping her … or doing it all? Is this an example of the royal ‘we’?
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   Paula R. Stiles said, 4 months ago

   It’s called a “learning experience,” Peter. When Mom asks you politely to do the right thing, you say yes. Otherwise, the door and the wacky world of paying for your own housing and food await you.
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   cubefarmer said, 4 months ago

   Must know my mother, the one that says “when you have a minute.” which meant “drop what you’re doing.”
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   kroykali said, 4 months ago

   I learned what “helping me” meant at a much earlier age than this.
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   Lefty2 said, 4 months ago

   from the looks of it, she was already out there doing it. She’s got bits on snow on her and she is wearing a scarf and ear muffs. With a response like that from Peter it was definitely time for him to finish what she started.
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   neatslob said, 4 months ago

   As an English major, Andy should know that “helping me shovel the driveway” and “helping me by shoveling the driveway” are not the same thing. She said the first but seems to expect the second.
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   redbaronss said, 4 months ago

   Or maybe she shoveled some, realized that Peter was on his duff, and should help her by finishing what she started. She left because otherwise he’d go rrreeeaaallllyyyyy slow and let her do the bulk of the work!

   I’d say she knows her kids.
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   ewalnut said, 4 months ago

   Maybe they’ve got two shovels.
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    Felix The Cat said, 4 months ago

    Appearances must be maintained
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    Dragon0131 said, 4 months ago

    @zoidknight
    Must be a teen with an atitude problem or a young adult still living at home who expects to be waited on. A family works together. When my kids were pre-teen, I was out there shoveling with them. When the oldest was in his teens, he started mowing the lawn and plowing the driveway alone AND WITHOUT BEING TOLD. It’s part of being a family. Peter and Paige are old enough to start doing things around the house without whining. When my son visits from college, he helps.
    As to can’t cook-not really. They don’t like her experiments.
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    dflak said, 4 months ago

    My mom used to ask if I’d like to take out the garbage. She didn’t appreciate the sarcasm as I’d caper about yelling, “Oh boy! Can I? Are you really going to let me do that? Boy, that would make my day …”
    

    
    Well, it least I took it out.
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    Dr Lou said, 4 months ago

    Peter has a point, tho…if you want somebody to do something, tell them rather than making them guess how sincere you might be.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago

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    No it is called delegating authority. Her growing son needs to pull some weight and that is one way to do it.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago

    Andy was just being polite. If Peter continues to be a layabout she will get sterner.
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