A Slap With The Age Gap

(My mother happens to pass by the desk where I’m doing homework and sees a glass half full of water on it.)

Mom: “WHAT IS THAT DOING THERE!? That glass could spill and cause damage to the table! Get it off RIGHT NOW! I can’t believe you’d be stupid and lazy enough to put it there.”

Me: “I didn’t put it there. [Younger Sister] was using it and left it there last night when I was doing homework.”

Mom: “Well, it wasn’t her fault since she’s so little. You’re older so should have stopped her. How could you do this!?”

Me: “My sister’s 14 and I’m 16. And I had headphones in and was staring at a computer screen, so how was I to know?”

Mom: “It’s still your fault.”

(This kind of thing happens on a daily basis.)