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On Getting What You Want

The 4 y.o.: Thanks for the apple, Daddy. Oh wait – can you cut off the skin?
The Dad: What’s the magic word?
The 4 y.o.: Now.
The Dad: How about ‘pretty please with a cherry on top’?
The 4 y.o.: Pretty please?
The Dad: With…
The 4 y.o.: With…out the skin. Thanks.

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