My husband called our eldest daughter “the Randomizer” (said with a superhero sing song) because when we couldn’t find something, and would ask our daughter if she had moved it, while she may (or may not!) have done so, it would have often been in a moment of distraction and so she would not necessarily remember. She would laugh and say, “Maybe—I don’t know!” And then we would all laugh and sing “The Randomizer Strikes Again!” Because we all found it funny, and no blame, anger, or shame was assigned, we didn’t create a family drama of accusation, recriminations, and belittlement. The item may
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