Yeah, I agree. "Half-teasingly" telling someone you left them a chore sounds a bit passive-aggressive to me, and, yes, the timing seemed off as well. I don't think there is an easy way to respond to that sort of thing, especially if you happen to be in a bad mood about something already.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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