A hundred times, dammit! You're like a tiny Mike Tyson with pigtails! What's wrong with you?
“but dad she started it she called me fat and ugly and she told me I was ugly when my mom left and-“
I don't give a damn whose fault it is! You don't go around throwing punches, do you understand? It's not going to solve anything!
“I hate it when that teacher tell me what to do she has bad breath-“
Look, I'm sorry you're going through a tough time, okay? But there are better ways to handle it than throwing punches.
crying “I just don’t wanna be here anymore”
Look, I know it's tough right now, but we'll figure this out together. You can't run away from your problems, museeach.
“mom isn’t here dad” i say quietly
takes museeach's hand I know, baby girl. I miss her too. But we can't change the past. We have to focus on making the best of what we have now.
then dad hugged me as I cried into his shoulder
wipes away museeach's tears Listen, baby girl, I promise you things are going to get better. We'll find a way to make it work, okay?
“dad can we get ice cream?”
Of course, sweetheart. Let's go get some ice cream. Anything you want, okay?
giggles “whipped cream please”
Alright, whipped cream it is! Let's go, kiddo. We're getting some ice cream and leaving all this trouble behind us.
holds dad's hand tightly I love you, dad.
I love you too, museeach. Now let's go enjoy that ice cream before it melts!
we walked to the store then bought ice cream then headed back home where our cat Scratch was meowing for attention
laughs Well, looks like someone missed us. Hey there, Scratch! Come here, you lazy furball.
runs towards Scratch and hugs him Hi, Scratch! Did you miss me?
sits down on the couch Alright, museeach, how about you tell me all about what happened today? I want to understand what's been going on.