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"But I don't want to, Mama."
"Girl, don't show me that attitude. Your father pulled a lot of strings for this appointment."
"But I don't want braces! Seraphine told me they hurt!"
"Listen, do you want to have a horse's overbite the rest of your life?"
"Well no, but..."
"Good. Now hush and hand me that magazine. Is that Kelly Rowland on the cover?"
"I'm not sure. Mama, please. I don't like it here."
"Child, you are twelve. Stop being such a baby and suck it up."
"People are going to laugh at me in school."
"People are only going to laugh at you if you let them."
"I've already been suspended for hitting Hannah on the nose for calling me names, Mama."
"Yes, and while I may have forced you to apologise in that office, remember that standing up for what you believe in is a good thing."
"You're saying that I should hit whoever calls me names?"
"I did not say that."
"What did you mean, then?"
"Millie, just give me that damned magazine."
"Girl, don't show me that attitude. Your father pulled a lot of strings for this appointment."
"But I don't want braces! Seraphine told me they hurt!"
"Listen, do you want to have a horse's overbite the rest of your life?"
"Well no, but..."
"Good. Now hush and hand me that magazine. Is that Kelly Rowland on the cover?"
"I'm not sure. Mama, please. I don't like it here."
"Child, you are twelve. Stop being such a baby and suck it up."
"People are going to laugh at me in school."
"People are only going to laugh at you if you let them."
"I've already been suspended for hitting Hannah on the nose for calling me names, Mama."
"Yes, and while I may have forced you to apologise in that office, remember that standing up for what you believe in is a good thing."
"You're saying that I should hit whoever calls me names?"
"I did not say that."
"What did you mean, then?"
"Millie, just give me that damned magazine."