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Public poll: if your five year-old is insisting on the idea that he's a potioneer, do you let him experiment until he realises it's all fine when you mix orange juice with water but actually vile when the orange juice is paired with toothpaste or discourage him now? Asking for a concerned mother who's had to hide the toothpaste once already today.

[WARD: EDGAR]

It feels lazy to just write on here as opposed to actually talking and then advertising in an official manner, but we're in desperate need of a new babysitter and I think we should try reach out for something. Not that they're babies, of course, but five and ten aren't exactly ages you can leave them at. But I don't know how I can bring myself to do it, but we're both so busy and with -- you know, your parents -- I wonder if another person in their lives might be too muddling or -- no, I'm definitely overthinking it. Just for the odd occasion.

Unrelated (I swear) but Amelia's invited me for drinks this week. I've missed that.