Surely Mommy comes through and picks it up, doesnt she? ;)
When I married, my husband was very young and an only child of a doting mom. We were snacking late at night at his moms house, and she had already gone to bed. I asked what we should do with our dishes, and he said with zero guile, Just leave them here on the counter. In the morning, they will be gone!
Rofl.
I gave up long ago trying to explain to her that they are no longer children!