This post was originally featured on Huffington Post.       Graphic courtesy of Barnhouse Graphics       If you give your mom a cookie...   She’ll probably want to take it into the closet to eat alone. In peace.   When she’s in the closet she’ll notice the overflowing laundry basket and decide to throw a load in.   While loading the washer she’ll realize she needs to empty the dryer vent.   When she goes to the trashcan with the dryer lint she’ll realize it’s trash day.   When she goes outside to take the trash she’ll probably check the mail.   When she goes through the mail she’ll surely find a bill that needs to be paid.   She will want to pay it right away and will go to her purse to get her checkbook.   When she opens