As I was saying: "The two parties are unconsciously regarded as akin to a husband and wife in a traditional marriage in which it's the job of the wife to placate and soothe the husband and help him realize his goals or be held responsible for his outbursts and outrages."

my parents travel A LOT, mostly for biking trips, so they were concerned about getting cats again

however, my wife and I now live a 5 minute drive away, so we can take care of their cats as needed

fourth paragraph: alsooooo there is a possibility water will come up your toilets while we do this so close the lids, cover them with towels, and line your bathroom floor with towels. 🤷🏻

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third paragraph: you MAY detect an odor.

me: i guess that's not so bad

third para: if you do, we recommend "pouring gallons of the water down your sinks, showers, toilets, etc and opening your windows"

me: bro you JUST told me NOT to do that or I'll get discharge!! how bad is this odor???

second paragraph: please limit use of water going down drains to a minimum.

me: makes sense

second paragraph: or discharge may back up into ur property

me: yikes

first paragraph: we're rehabilitating the sewer mains in ur area. there will be a temporary disruption of sewer service for 8 hours

me: ah, sucks but that makes sense

I do feel like much of our times is just "what if we did all the shady stuff in the open because no one cares anymore."