Sarah: It’s bleeeding!
Mom: It’s not so bad. It will be fine.
Sarah: Sniff. This is just like you, Mom.
Mom: … What do you mean?
Sarah: In aikido.
Mom: You mean when I got kicked in the mouth in aikido?
Sarah: Yeah. And you were bleeding. This is like that. I’ll need a new outfit now.
Mom: What? Why do you need new clothes?
Sarah: To practice my aikido.
S: “Why are you sad, Mom?”
M: “I’m not sad.”
S: “You look sad.”
M: “I’m just thinking about how I should get in better shape. I don’t run around all the time like you do.”
S: “Like a rectangle?”
M: “… No. Like… person-shaped.”
S: “But you are person-shaped.”
M: “… True. You’re… right.”
S: “Silly Mom.”