3. Can anyone recommend a good wine that pairs well with a teenager's shitty attitude?
4. Just texted my teenager to remind me what parental control password I'd set and that she'd figured out, so I could get into my own Netflix.
5. Teen tried to make a dramatic exit by slamming my door, but there was a towel on the knob. No slam, and no dignity for her as I died laughing.
6. My kid: "Can I do some chores to make some money?" Also my kid, when asked to clear her own plate: "Ugh, why do I have to do EVERYTHING?"
Plastic not so fantastic
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A property developer in the Chinese city of Changsha has been slammed by homebuyers for deceiving them with promises of natural vegetation and a "park lifestyle", they were expecting the public area to look like an idyllic paradise. However, all they got was a fake lake made out of a blue plastic that creates an illusion of a lake when seen from above, but it's not exactly what residents were hoping for.
Colouring's in at the salon
A reader from Pukekohe writes: "I arrived a bit early at hair salon for a new colour, so was gowned up and offered a coffee. I asked if I could also have some colour books. Apprentice returned with my coffee and other goodies, plus a Women's Weekly turned to the puzzle page. She whispered, 'sorry we don't have any colouring books'. Immediately I said 'that's a pity. I brought crayons'. Stylist next to me explained to her that I wanted books to choose a hair colour."
