"iYa, ya!" She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure."
What does Laura mean to express to her daughters?
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Laura means to express that there is no point in dwelling on or lamenting over something that has already happened and cannot be changed, symbolized by the spilled milk. She wants her daughters to move on from whatever issue or situation they were discussing or experiencing in her room.