Every well-seasoned cook knows dinner can go wrong in many ways. You're missing a key ingredient. The meat didn't thaw. Everything is taking a lot longer than you planned.
Or, you are at the kitchen sink, suddenly hear a thundering behind you, spin around and see a large black lab covered in soap suds, shaking water as he gallops through the house.
Our oldest grand was prepping dinner and minding her little sister as the rest of the family was heading home. Big sister had told little sister to take a bath.