The Exact Same Thing Every Parent Has Said a Billion Times, Probably

"I don't love either one of you more than the other,"

I explained.

"I love you both equally. Now we can talk about this more later, but for the time being: Magdelana, go ahead and lay yourself down for a nap. Johannes, come with me to play with swords and eat some ice cream."

We're all* still laughing. Because the funny thing is: we don't have any ice cream.

*just me