Chapter 466 · Month 135 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

The first real conversation about children

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            Penny
            teacher
            02:10
          
I’ve been meaning to say —  
The deposit jar is still at $8.40, and I’ve been meaning to say it for weeks.  

I’ve been meaning to say —  
Let’s just… talk about children.

            Algy
            designer
            02:11
          
I’ve been meaning to say —  
Children cost more than goat food.  

I’ve been meaning to say —  
Let’s just… talk about the deposit jar.

            Penny
            teacher
            02:11
          
I’ve been meaning to say —  
You read “deposits” as “deposit jar,” didn’t you?  

I’ve been meaning to say —  
Let’s just… talk about children.

            Algy
            designer
            02:12
          
I’ve been meaning to say —  
I buy pregnancy tests in the same shop as diapers.  

I’ve been meaning to say —  
Let’s just… talk about the deposit jar.

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