{"id":148,"date":"2004-06-05T13:18:53","date_gmt":"2004-06-05T13:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2004\/06\/a_conversation.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:48:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:48:44","slug":"a_conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2004\/06\/a_conversation.shtml","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation With Audrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As recorded by my wife.  Audrey is 5.<br \/>\n<b>Audrey:<\/b> Mommy, I don&#8217;t want to have children.<br \/>\n<b>Mom:<\/b> Audrey, that&#8217;s ok. It&#8217;s your choice (thinking inside my head&#8211;You WILL give me grandchildren!). But, if you&#8217;re going to marry a prince and be a real princess, you&#8217;ll have to have children so there can be more princes and princesses. (She has stated for as long as I can remember that when she grows up she is going to marry a REAL prince so that she can be a REAL princess! LOL<br \/>\n<b>Audrey:<\/b> Oh, I don&#8217;t want to be a princess anymore.<br \/>\n<b>Mom:<\/b> Oh, what do you want to be, then?<br \/>\n<b>Audrey:<\/b> Nothing.<br \/>\n<b>Mom:<\/b> Nothing? What will you do all day?<br \/>\n<b>Audrey:<\/b> I&#8217;ll SCRAPBOOK! and I&#8217;ll work on my computer and drive my car.  [salguod: She&#8217;s been watching Mom. :-)] Lot&#8217;s of things!<br \/>\n<b>Mom:<\/b> Oh, I see. Well, how will you make money to live?<br \/>\n<b>Audrey:<\/b> Mom, my husband will do that! Just like Daddy does for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As recorded by my wife. Audrey is 5. Audrey: Mommy, I don&#8217;t want to have children. Mom: Audrey, that&#8217;s ok. 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