After spending some time being a yacht stewardess, I now understand why mum used to yell at us about emptying our pockets before throwing out clothes in the laundry and when dad would freak out if his own was missing. I've done both of those things this morning and as the words of "empty your freaking pockets!!!" and "who keeps taking my marker?!?" were leaving my mouth, I couldn't help but think "oh my goodness I sound just like my parents. I totally get their frustration when I was little." So I'm sorry mum and dad for all the things you've washed in the washer and all the pens that went missing ( :