On the way in to school with Penny this morning:
"Mommy, do you want me to be sixteen?"
"Well... not right now. But when it's time for you to be sixteen, I do."
"Do you want me to be twenty?"
"When it's time for you to be twenty, I hope you'll be the best twenty you can."
"What's the best twenty?"
"Well, smart, and using your brain to think about things, and good and nice... Though really, that stuff is good all the time, isn't it?"
"Not all the time!"
"Sure it is. It's good to be smart and to use your brain to think, and-"
"Not all the time!"
"When is it not good?"
"When you're asleep."
"...Okay. I guess you're right."
"Yeah. When you're asleep, your brain should rest."
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