literacy technology 2025-09-25T22:35:32Z
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Rain lashed against the windowpanes like impatient fingers tapping glass while my three-year-old tornado of energy ricocheted off furniture with terrifying precision. After three failed attempts at quiet play, two spilled juice catastrophes, and one near-miss with Grandma's porcelain vase, I felt the familiar coil of parental desperation tighten in my chest. That's when my thumb instinctively stabbed at the Vooks icon - not as entertainment, but as surrender.