Some weeks ago, we ran out of ginger at home. In between work meetings, I did a supermarket run with my three-year-old daughter, home because her pre-school was closed for cleaning owing to a Covid-19 case.
As I parked the car, she complained that her face mask was damp and asked for a new one. I sighed inwardly, passed her a fresh mask and went round to her child seat to help her - only to find that she didn't need any assistance.
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