Overheard at Table 3: Some Creepin' In

Leave the light on, he'll be home later.

Yeah that's some creepin' in he always does.  Tries not to wake me but he does.
Big boots just thuddin' on the floor.

Well you know how he is.  He needs to wind down after work.

I just wish he'd wind down a little more around the house.

Oh, that's a tale as old as time.

Shit, mom!  It's goddam 2020!  I should be in a different story than the one you lived in!

Then write yourself a new chapter.  Change that story line.