A conversation between me and my folks yesterday:

Them: We updated our wills to have a new executor, as your uncle's health isn't great.
Me, in mild panic: It's not me, is it?!
Them: No. It's your sister.
Me: Oh, thank goodness.
Dad: We're leaving everything to the cat!

For my mother, mostly :)

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