it's official

the teens are revolting now, dear reader, bear with me. . . this may take a while. . . so, a little bit of background explanation

I cook, I bake, I sew and make - but there are certain things I will not stoop to; one includes home-made brownies; I've tried, I really have, but mine never come out like Delia's

do your home-made brownies look like this?

exactly (I rest my case)

but to prove my point
if you can make them from a packet that turns out brownies like this

. . .why not?
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(I rest my case a second time)

I'll tell you why not because your children expect more from you, that's why; I won't bother you with all of their reasons, but apparently the over-riding one is "you're not that kind of mother"

ho hum

perhaps we ought to take a look at the women in question, see what I'm up against:

. . .Delia

. . .Betty

. . .I,LTV (obviously I's blonde tho).

ok, so Betty's ageing better than Delia and I - but that's about it, wouldn't you say? (I have no comment about either of their red cardigans - a decent cook should be wearing a pinny anyhow, don't you think); nevertheless, I told the children that if they didn't like the brownies I'd throw them away and never bake again and then I reassured myself with the following comforting words. . .

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