Daddy wakes up from a Sunday nap. The house is empty, except for Sammy sleeping beside him. On Daddy's computer a handwritten note was taped:
| Daddy we went to the playgruwn to go bikeing you should know were we are. form Mommy |
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Late at night, after watching Jurassic Park 3.
Pia: Daddy, I want to put my bones on the outside of my body so I will be inside out.
Daddy: (tired) It's already nighttime. Time to sleep.
Pia: Ok, I will do it tomorrow.
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Dominic and Pia enjoy playing chess. They seem to have received the belief that capturing an opponent's last pawn is very bad form.
Daddy's opinion is that the children will learn best if he does not play easy with them (he's not really very good in chess anyway), so gives no notice to this strange belief.
Daddy and Pia playing chess. Daddy capture's Pia's last pawn:
Pia: (indignant) Daddy! You must not capture my last pawn!
Daddy: Why?
Dominic: (near sobbing) You must not capture the last pawn.
Daddy: But why?
Pia: (now crying) You must promise not to eat my last pawn. I don't want to play anymore!
Daddy: (still confused) Why?
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Pia held the tip of her tongue between her thumb and index finger and began wagging it.
Daddy: What are you doing?
Pia: I'm wobbling my tongue?
Daddy: Why?
Pia: So it will fall off and I will grow a new one.
Daddy: Why do you want your tongue to fall off?
Pia: Because it's very old.
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