This exchange occurred last weekend.
R, 14yo: “What did you do last night, Mom?”
Me: “I went on a date.”
R: <look of confusion, shock, maybe anguish?>
Me: …
R: “How does dating for old people even work? Ew. Never mind. I don’t want to know.”
Fuck if I know. But damn.
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