refrigerator.
Therefore:
Butter belongs in the refrigerator.
Case closed.
Then you grow up and discover that another family has been doing something completely different for generations.
And both sides think the other side is weird.
That’s How Household Rules Get Created
Think about how many things we do simply because that’s how we were taught.
How you load the dishwasher.
Where you keep bread.
Whether eggs go in the refrigerator.
How you fold towels.
Whether you make the bed every morning.
Whether shoes come off at the door.
How you organize the refrigerator.
Whether you rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.
Whether you put ketchup in the refrigerator.
Whether you leave certain foods on the counter.
There are countless little rules.
And most of them don’t feel like rules.
They just feel like the way things are done.
Until you meet someone who does it completely differently.
Then
