Parent orders child to put on substitute outfit. Parent raises voice. Veins stand out on the parental neck. The ensemble is not a success. The T-shirt sports a cracked and peeling cartoon logo.
Parent receives child's message via telepathy.
Parent winces but remains silent. Co-parent arrives at breakfast table wearing wrinkled shirt from ironing basket and yesterday's trousers. Co-parent's tie does not match either shirt or trousers. Co-parent slips out the door to work over the din of family discord concerning child and child's outfit. After breakfast, parent rifles through dryer, searching for presentable ensemble for self for outing.