Parenting, actually – the joys of

To an eleven-year-old, apparently the dishcloth is the same as "any old rag" for wiping mud off shoes . Just as well she was already out with her dad to see the Muppets when I discovered this. She didn't know what/who the Muppets were so we felt an educational visit to the cinema was called for.

Just for the record, there's a whole box full of old rags under the kitchen sink. She does know this.

But the dishcloth was handy and already damp .