“Wah!” Mum looked mournfully into the open fridge.

“What’s wrong, mum?”

“It’s so frustrating!”

“What is?”

“I really want to make stir-fried noodles but there’s too much food in the fridge already.”

“Why do you want to make noodles so much?”

“Because I bought them.”

Of course. It made perfect sense. “Do we have lots of leftovers because you cook too much of every dish?”

“Yes.”

“So why don’t you cook a smaller amount next time?”

She looks at me like I’m crazy. “It’s as much effort cooking a little bit as it is cooking a lot. Why would I spend time cooking only enough?”

“Oh…” I consider this. “It sounds like you need more children to eat it, then.”

“Yes!”

“Or why don’t I just invite Damjan over?”