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Leila says over time her son started to become more independent, making his bed, washing his clothes and doing the dishes.

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In the meantime, films like Mrs spark conversations around everyday questions many prefer to avoid - like, who's doing the dishes?

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Meredith Olan, director of the Banner House history museum, has been hauling water from the creek and boiling it just to do the dishes.

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And the other one is not much of a cook, but we’re like, “You set the table, you clear the table,” he has to do the dishes.

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If I cook, everybody else does the dishes.

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