"Buy yourself something nice, something you don't need," he said.
"OK, I'll go online," she said.
"What are you getting?" he asked.
"Some T-shirts from Threadless," I said. "They have a sale on."
"No! No!" he protested. "You should get yourself something better than that."
"What? Wait. What have you bought?" I asked.
"I just think you should have something nice," he simpered.
"WHAT. HAVE. YOU. BOUGHT?"
"Um... a Kindle."
"Oh, Mama's goin' shawpeeng nah!" she yelled, tapping frantically.
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