Girl in Progress Page #6

She needs a lot of care.

I'll be back tomorrow. Bye.

Last assignment of the year.

Two hundred words

on the nature of child versus adult

as pertaining to the stories

that we've discussed.

And are those

as separate as we've been led to believe?

Now, please avoid making

overblown closing statements

or sweeping proclamations about life.

Keep things like unselfishness,

inevitability...

Glasses don't work

if you don't wear them. There.

...responsibility...

- How's that? Lean back a little bit.

...forgiveness...

Hey, hey, dirty dishes in the sink, Mister.

Not on the counter.

...limited to your own personal experience.

Please include a section discussing growth,

and is it limited to youth?

Or are we constantly evolving?

- I know that's good!

- Mom!

Can someone argue that life

is a succession of rites of passage,

a long string of big and small moments,

where we essentially come of age?

Arert we constantly changing

throughout our lives?

And isn't that a good thing after all?

Thanks.

Well, if I'm right, this is the part

where you apologize to me.

You're right.

And I'm sorry on my mom's behalf, too.

- She's too proud to thank you.

- You know, you give her no credit.

Maybe she called me yesterday

to do just that.

Really?

Maybe.

Or maybe that's my addition to your story.

We never talked about the lesson.

I'm sorry?

In coming of age stories,

there's always a lesson.

The thing you learn

so mistakes stop repeating.

And did you learn it?

I think so.

I'm sorry.

Do you want to come inside?

I got to go.

My mom's waiting for me.

Okay. Call me.

I will.

- Ready?

- Yeah.

We haven't been to Connecticut yet.

Or parts of Canada.

We could move there.

We're not moving.

We always move.

How about Lancaster, New York?

Baby.

We're not moving.

So can we talk about my name change now?

Oh, brother.

I spoke to the county clerk

and he'll need your signature

on a petition I've already filled.

- You have a beautiful name.

- And you changed yours.

Okay, I'll make you a deal.

For now you keep it, and when you turn 18,

- you can change it.

- I can't wait.

I know.

Let's get home.

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