| "Is it absolutely necessary?" |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2026 |
| "Clean your room!" reply, possibly |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Whiny response to "Clean your room" or "Finish your broccoli" |
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| Slumped-shoulders response to a task |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2022 |
| "Is it really necessary?" |
Universal |
08 Oct 2021 |
| "Can't someone else?" |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2021 |
| 'Can't someone else?' |
The Washington Post |
20 Feb 2021 |
| Question from the unwilling |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2017 |
| Question from the unwilling |
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| Reply from the unwilling |
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| Common reply to a parent's demand |
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