Out of the Mouths
"Miss Eliza? My dad calls my mom 'Sarah'. "
"Isn't your mom's name Sarah?"
"Yeah, but I call her mom."
"Of course you do, K, but your mom isn't your dad's mom. She is his wife. So he calls her by her name."
[silence and a blank stare]
"K, you and your brother get to call your mom, 'Mom' because you are her kids. But your dad is not your mom's child."
[silence and a blank stare]
"K, you know your grandma and grandpa? That's your dad's mom and dad. I bet your dad calls your grandma, 'Mom', doesn't he?"
[silence and a blank stare]
"I just don't get it Miss Wilson."
"I think you should ask your mom, K."
"Isn't your mom's name Sarah?"
"Yeah, but I call her mom."
"Of course you do, K, but your mom isn't your dad's mom. She is his wife. So he calls her by her name."
[silence and a blank stare]
"K, you and your brother get to call your mom, 'Mom' because you are her kids. But your dad is not your mom's child."
[silence and a blank stare]
"K, you know your grandma and grandpa? That's your dad's mom and dad. I bet your dad calls your grandma, 'Mom', doesn't he?"
[silence and a blank stare]
"I just don't get it Miss Wilson."
"I think you should ask your mom, K."
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