"I told her if she really cared about me, then she'd let me do whatever I wanted for my birthday, just like Mom did when I was twelve."What happened when you were twelve?"Oh, Mom offered to take us all out for dinner-us girls, Dad was out of town-to celebrate, but I didn't want to. This book I'd been waiting for had just come out, and the only thing I wanted to do was read it all night."My God, I said, touching the top of her nose. "You're adorable.She swatted me away. "Anyway, Carly and Zoe really wanted to go out so that they could score a meal, but Mom just said, 'It's her birthday. Let her do whatever she wants.'"Your mom is cool."

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"I told her if she really cared about me, then she'd let me do whatever I wanted for my birthday, just like Mom did when I was twelve."What happened when you were twelve?"Oh, Mom offered to take us all out for dinner-us girls, Dad was out of town-to celebrate, but I didn't want to. This book I'd been waiting for had just come out, and the only thing I wanted to do was read it all night."My God, I said, touching the top of her nose. "You're adorable.She swatted me away. "Anyway, Carly and Zoe really wanted to go out so that they could score a meal, but Mom just said, 'It's her birthday. Let her do whatever she wants.'"Your mom is cool."

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