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MOThe's not coming into bed with us anymore .
FATum hmm .
MOT*MOT: it's hard to get to sleep with him .
FATthat's right .
INVhe [=? You] can try but [=! Laugh] .
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CHIwha(t) (i)s it ? [+ V]
MOTI'm not even sure .
MOT*MOT: it's a beetle ?
CHIbeetle .
FATno, it's not xx .
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MOTit's a beetle ?
CHIbeetle .
FAT*FAT: no, it's not xx .
CHIbeetle .
FATthat's its legs .
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CHIbeetle .
FATthat's its legs .
FAT*FAT: it's an ant .
INVwhat's that ?
CHIant .
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INVwhat's that ?
CHIant .
FAT*FAT: maybe it's an uncle .
CHIno, uncle .
FATit's an uncle ?
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FATmaybe it's an uncle .
CHIno, uncle .
FAT*FAT: it's an uncle ?
CHIno .
FATno, it's an ant .
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FATit's an uncle ?
CHIno .
FAT*FAT: no, it's an ant .
CHIxx see .
FATit's a lot of legs .
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FATno, it's an ant .
CHIxx see .
FAT*FAT: it's a lot of legs .
FAThow many legs ?
CHIone, two, three, four, five, xx +...
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MOTsix .
CHIsix .
MOT*MOT: that's (be)cause it's a bug .
FATit's not a bug, it's an ant .
CHIno bug .
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CHIsix .
MOTthat's (be)cause it's a bug .
FAT*FAT: it's not a bug, it's an ant .
CHIno bug .
CHIbug .
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CHIxx .
FATthat's what comes and sits besides Little Miss Muffet .
MOT*MOT: it's a spider .
CHIxx .
MOT[- with FAT] like, like the eensie weensie spider, right .
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MOTa baby one .
CHIno, big one .
MOT*MOT: a big one, it's a big black one .
FAThere's another spider .
MOTthat's a big, black, fat, hairy spider .
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FATmaybe I should borrow them for Friday .
CHIoh, eat .
MOT*MOT: yeah, now it's time to eat .
CHIxx .
MOTyou can keep those in front of you while you're eating, Child .
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MOTyou haven't gotten up in the middle of the night since you were a little baby .
FATI don't know what Doctor Spock says but I know I know what I say .
MOT*MOT: it's gotta stop .
INVthe terrible twos .
FATuh: +...
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FATuh: +...
MOTI don't know +...
FAT*FAT: it's very simple, we move the bed .
MOTwhere, downstairs [=! Laugh] ?
FATeither down here, in the basement [=! laughter all around] +...
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FATthen if he wants to get up I can get out of bed .
MOTthere's too much that he could kill himself with down there .
FAT*FAT: yeah, yeah, it's [//] give him another year .
FATtry it when he's three .
MOTdid you talk to your new cousin last night, Child ?
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MOTI still haven't asked if there's a middle name .
CHIxx cold .
MOT*MOT: what's [/] what's [/] it's cold ?
CHIxxx .
FAT+< call him Noah Sara .
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CHIee_yay_ee_yay_oh .
MOTis that your favorite song now, ee_yay_ee_yay_oh ?
MOT*MOT: it's only got three letters, instead of the abc's like, that has all the letters .
CHIxxx .
MOTyep, the letters run off the tree .
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CHIxxx .
CHIon table .
MOT*MOT: yup, it's on the table .
CHIxx .
MOTwhat's that ?
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CHIcut board .
CHIcut(ting) board .
MOT*MOT: right, it's for cutting .
FATa walnut cutting board .
CHIcutting board .
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MOTa shot of brandy .
FATno, I was thinking about Irish Whisky, actually .
MOT*MOT: actually, I find it has no effect on my being awake, or not being awake, it's just kind of ritual .
INVyeah .
INVsecurity blanket type .
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FATyeah .
MOToh .
FAT*FAT: I'm not sure if it's one week or two weeks, but at least a week .
MOTChild, Kean is coming for a week .
FATyeah, he knows that .
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FATand once he learns to rotate around, it'll be ok .
CHI&=laugh .
MOT*MOT: it's still a long drop xxx .
FAT<so it's a long drop> [//] he's [//] that's not that long if he holds on xxx .
CHIee_yay_ee_yay_oh .
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CHI&=laugh .
MOTit's still a long drop xxx .
FAT*FAT: <so it's a long drop> [//] he's [//] that's not that long if he holds on xxx .
CHIee_yay_ee_yay_oh .
MOTit's a soft rug .
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FAT<so it's a long drop> [//] he's [//] that's not that long if he holds on xxx .
CHIee_yay_ee_yay_oh .
MOT*MOT: it's a soft rug .
FATmmm .
CHIold MacKan had a +...
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FATno, that's what I mean, we'll lower the sides so that he can +...
MOTno I know that, but I mean also he'll probably just wander around in the upstairs and we ought to make sure there's nothing he can get his hands on .
FAT*FAT: unfortunately it's impossible to block off .
CHI0 [=! yells] .
MOToh the stairway, I think he knows not to go down the stairs by himself .
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MOTxxx .
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: yeah, outside it's cold .
CHIout .
MOTyeah, daddy just went to get his shoes .
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MOTsometimes if you rush over fast you can get it on your cheek .
MOTthey really do melt hearts of stone .
MOT*MOT: ok, Child, it's hard to drink while you're kissing .
CHIall gone . [+ V]
MOTall done with the juice .
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MOTthe glue didn't set very well .
MOTmaybe it just is broken in a bad place .
MOT*MOT: it's still very mushy .
MOTwell we'll leave it over there .
MOTno sweetheart, it's still broken .
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MOTit's still very mushy .
MOTwell we'll leave it over there .
MOT*MOT: no sweetheart, it's still broken .
MOTyou can use the comb but not the brush .
CHIno comb, want brush .
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CHIxxx .
MOTdo you wanna read the story ?
MOT*MOT: let's finish the story and then it's time to get dressed .
MOTok, now it's time +...
CHIabc .
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MOTdo you wanna read the story ?
MOTlet's finish the story and then it's time to get dressed .
MOT*MOT: ok, now it's time +...
CHIabc .
MOTright those are abc's, can you find some letters that you know ?
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MOTyeah, let's go up the stairs .
INVhold your hand too ?
INV*INV: it's not gonna work very well .
INVxxx .
MOT&=laugh that's right .
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MOTxxx .
CHIno .
MOT*MOT: yeah, and maybe we'll put on two shirts because it's so cold .
CHIoutside .
MOTyeah .
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CHImy xx sweatshirt .
MOTyour [//] and your sweatshirt, right .
MOT*MOT: it's your sweatshirt with a spaceship on it .
CHIno, boat .
MOTa boat ?
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MOTis that a boat ?
MOToh, it does look like a boat, doesn't it ?
MOT*MOT: it's supposed to be a spaceship .
CHIboat .
CHIboat .
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CHIboat .
CHIboat .
MOT*MOT: ok, it's a boat, I'm not gonna argue with that .
MOTit looks like a boat to me too .
CHIboat, boat .
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MOTif they put the heat on <in the> [//] in school, you can take off your sweatshirt .
MOTthey always put on too much heat there, don't they Child .
MOT*MOT: it's too hot .
CHIxx downstairs .
CHIdownstairs .
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CHIxxx .
FATJill's class isn't untill ten thirty so I can wait around +...
MOT*MOT: ok, well it's only another ten minutes .
FATok, whatever .
CHIdownstairs .
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CHIno .
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: I know you like to cut with paper and scissors, but we don't have time right now, (be)cause it's almost time to go to school, but I could cut your nails .
CHIxx .
CHIxxx xx paper .
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CHIxx .
CHIno want .
MOT*MOT: I know you don't want to, but it's better than scratching yourself .
MOTsee you have a little cut under your eye where you scratched yourself .
MOTChild we did six already, we only have four more to go .
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CHII don't want to .
MOTChild, I know you don't want to .
MOT*MOT: Child, you know why you're in such a bad mood, it's because you got up in the middle of the night .
MOTyou didn't +/.
CHImommy .
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INVdon't worry about it .
INVclose enough .
INV*INV: it's eight thirty anyway .