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20-2 ACT II |
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Hello there, Robbie. |
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What are you doing up this late? |
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Reading. |
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Reading? |
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At this hour? |
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Ah, come on, Robbie. |
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What are you doing up this late? |
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Things on my mind. |
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Do you care to talk about them? |
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Sure, |
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if you don't mind listening. |
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Robbie, Robbie, remember me? |
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I'm your mother. |
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If you have something you want to talk about, |
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I'm always prepared to listen. |
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You haven't been around much lately. |
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So that's it. |
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OK, let's talk. |
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You and Dad are like ships that pass in the night. |
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Dad works hard, and he works late. |
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You work hard on all your committees, |
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and you work late. |
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I thought you were proud of the work I do. |
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I am, Mom. |
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Real proud. |
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You are one fantastic mom, |
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but ... but I've been noticing |
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how little quality time |
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you spend with Dad and me ... and the family. |
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It's a real problem, Robbie. |
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I know it. |
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I'm concerned. |
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There must be a way |
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that Dad and you can spend more time together. |
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Well, we always talk about |
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taking a vacation together--with the family. |
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I think you ought to |
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take a vacation away from the family--alone. |
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Kind of a second honeymoon. |
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It would be wonderful, |
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but our schedules won't allow it. |
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I think I have an idea. |
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You do? |
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Yup. |
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I think I have an idea |
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that will bring Dad and you |
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together in a more scheduled way. |
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What is it? |
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Well, |
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you know how Dad is always talking about |
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the kids in the ward |
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and how important it is for them to be paid attention to? |
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Yes. |
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Well ... |
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and how hard it is |
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because the doctors and nurses are so busy? |
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Yes. |
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Well, how would it be if you took some time |
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to work with Dad towards solving that problem? |
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I don't get it. |
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Like setting up a regular weekly reading program. |
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You and Dad. |
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You and Dr. Philip Stewart-- |
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going to the children's ward once or twice a week |
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and reading to them. |
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Not bad. |
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Not a bad idea, Robbie. |
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As a matter of fact, |
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it fits right in with something I'm working on right now |
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with the school-board committee. |
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What's that? |
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I've been trying |
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to work out a program |
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in the public school |
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that will bring parents and teachers together once a week |
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to read to the students--their own children, really. |
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By doing that, it will encourage reading. |
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So it might fit in with a program |
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for reading to the kids in the hospital. |
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You're right. |
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We'll do it! |
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I'm going to talk to Daddy about it right now. |
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But Dad was so exhausted when he came home from work. |
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Why don't you talk to him about it tomorrow? |
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You are a very smart young man, Robbie. |
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I think I'll wait until tomorrow. |
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You won't forget, will you? |
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Believe me, I won't. |
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It is a great idea, |
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and I promise you I won't forget. |
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Thanks, Mom. |
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Thank you, Robbie. |