Dish Partners

When we were growing up we didn't have a dishwasher until we were teenagers. Mom paired us up for the dinner dishes. Originally she had Jerry and John together and Jim and me. We thought this worked well because Jim and I worked fast, got the job done, and got back to what we wanted to do. On the other hand, John and Jerry played games with the soap and water and took a lot of time doing the dishes. One day mom decided that she had had enough of the game playing and decided to change the pairs for dishes. She almost lost a son! I was ready to kill Jerry. I just wanted to get the dishes done, but he wanted to play. This arrangement lasted about 2 nights and she decided to put us back with our original partners. Whew!