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Chapter of Conversing With The Other Father

Instead of talking to the other father about "the/our/my/-- garden", say "Of course you can explore the garden as long as you want."

Instead of talking with the other father about other mother:

if Home Alone has ended and the location of the father is not the location of the mother:

say "'Sorry, but I am not allowed to speak about the other mother when she is not here. She does not like that.'";

otherwise:

say "'She is a real good mother and very nice. I love the way she is.'";

Instead of talking to the other father about "food/kitchen/meals/home":

say "'If you stay here, there won't be any awful meals, with food made from recipes, with garlic and tarragon and broad beans in. Every meal will be a thing of joy. Nothing will pass your lips that does not entirely delight you."