Pratica di Shadowing: Man HIDES 2ND CHILD From WIFE, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

I win again!

That is because you always cheat.

Just like your father.

Look what you have trained our son to do.

Hello.

Earth to Todd.

What?

What are we talking about?

I'm talking about how you trained our son to cheat.

You're just mad that you never win, Mom.

I'm going to get a different board game.

...and I know as you have medicine, but also that you have been hydrated in the last week.

Hey, is everything okay?

You've been pretty quiet the last few days.

Yeah, no, I'm fine.

I just, um...

I need to talk to you about something.. important.

Okay.

What's up?

Um, I don't...

I don't really know how to say this, but, um...

Uh, I just found out...

You wanna get the door?

You wanna use the bathroom?

Yeah!

Okay.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I got the proof that you asked me for.

You're 100% matched, Todd.

I know this is stressful.

Of course this is stressful.

You have no idea what I'm going through right now.

Dad!

Look, you have to go.

My wife and my son are inside right now.

No. We need to talk about this right now.

There's something that I need, okay?

So I'm not leaving.

I can't talk right now.

I can't.

You have to go.

Okay, look.

I'll meet you at the Bullseye in an hour.

And we can talk about everything then.

Okay.

Well, who was it?

Oh, um, it was Girl Scouts.

I was gonna buy you some cookies, but they were all out of the Thin Mint.

Oh man, they always go so fast. So fast.

Can we play now?

Unfortunately, buddy, I gotta go to the Sky Rose Mall, so I can't.

I gotta pick something up.

Ooh, I wanna go with you.

I heard they opened a new Lululemon store.

I need to check it out.

Oh, no, uh, no, I mean, I'm actually picking up a surprise thing for you so you cannot go unfortunately.

Aww, surprise.

I like the sound of that.

Well, at least take Bobby with you.

He needs to get out of the house.

Yes!

Please, Dad!

Please, please!

OK, OK, bud.

Go get your coat and I'll be in the car outside, all right?

Um, do you need anything?

No. I'm just happy not to have to play another board game. So stressful.

You know how much I hate when people cheat.

Yeah.

Alright bud, why don't you go in there, get a video game and I'll be right out here, okay?

But why aren't you gonna come with- How about this?

You stop asking questions and you can get any video game you like.

Are you serious?

Oh yeah, go nuts.

Okay.

Alright, take your time.

He showed up.

Yeah, well, it's not like I had a choice.

I mean, you know, you had to meet today.

What is she doing here?

I thought that you were going to come alone.

I didn't have anyone to watch her, okay?

Plus I think you should meet her.

Hi.

Bella, this is...

I'm Todd.

I'm friends with your mom.

Mom, can I go look at the toys?

Sure, honey.

But we can't buy anything, so come right back, okay?

They've got to tell her eventually.

Well, today is not the day, because I'm still trying to process this myself. So what is it?

Need money?

Not exactly.

I...

I need you to take Bella for a while.

We're losing our apartment.

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I can't have her living on the streets.

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Are you kidding me?

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I can't take her.

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You're her father, Todd.

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Not by choice.

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You think that I chose to be a single mom?

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Or for any of this?

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This isn't how I imagined my life to be either.

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But Bella is here, and I would not change that for the world.

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I know this sucks and you just want it to all go away.

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But do you want your daughter living on the streets?

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Kids shouldn't have to suffer for their parents' choices.

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How much is your rent?

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It's $900.

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And I really don't want to accept money from you.

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I just, if you can watch her for a while it- I don't have enough cash.

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Look, I can wire you, you know, a couple months' rent.

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You know, and then you can go to the bank on Monday. That won't work.

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One day's the eviction, so it'll be too late.

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What do you want me to do?

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Well, like I said, you can take her.

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And then that way I can just...

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No!

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Look, I can write you a check, okay?

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But this is just an insurance policy, okay?

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So you know that I'm good for it.

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But whatever you do, do not cash this.

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Alright.

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I'll be there with the money on Monday.

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All right.

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Thanks.

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I really feel bad even accepting this from you.

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What I've got to do is best for Bella.

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For our daughter. Whose daughter?

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So what I'm trying to say is...

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I have a sister, but she has a different mom?

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Yeah.

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And she's your half-sister.

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Her name's Bella.

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Look, Bud, I know that this is a lot to take in.

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So does Mom now?

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I love you here like this.

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I'm gonna have you tonight.

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Just go ahead.

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I'm hungry.

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Oh, sweetheart.

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Hello?

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We barely have enough money for the bus fare, baby.

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Can you please just wait till we get home?

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But I'm hungry now.

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I can't wait anymore.

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Okay, okay, okay.

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Come here.

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Hold on.

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Go.

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Let's go.

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So what I'm trying to say is, I'm going to tell your mom.

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But don't you always say to me that it's bad for us to keep secrets from each other?

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Yes, that's true.

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But I'm not keeping any secrets right now.

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I just need a little bit more time, right?

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So if you could, don't say anything about Bella or Jada.

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Anything that happened.

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Who's Jada?

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Olivia.

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Oh.

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Hey, champ.

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You think you can give me a minute? So Jada...

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Don't even try to lie to me.

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I just got off the phone with the bank.

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Somebody named Jada just tried to cash a check for $1,800?

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She said you gave it to her today.

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Honey, I know how this looks.

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But it's not what you think.

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I just overheard your conversation with Bobby.

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You have a daughter that you never told me about?

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And you're trying to get our son to lie to me about it?

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You are unbelievable!

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I know, I know!

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I was trying to tell you this morning.

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I just needed more information.

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Look, I didn't want to hurt you.

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You didn't want to hurt me?

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Instead you lie to me, you sneak around behind my back, and you keep the biggest secret from me that we have ever had?

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Your disgrace.

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Nivia, give me a chance to explain.

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There is nothing left to say.

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Get out. Are you serious?

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Get out, Todd!

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Just give me a chance to explain.

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Just go.

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Ah.

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It's her.

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Isn't it? Of course it is.

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You are such a liar!

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Out!

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Now!

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Hey, Mom, can I have some more cereal?

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Yes, baby.

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You can have as much as you want.

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Hi.

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Can I help you?

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Um, you must be Jada.

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I'm Todd's wife.

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Bella, can you go finish your cereal in our room, babe?

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Come in.

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Sorry. Have a seat.

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Thank you. Of course.

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She's a lot older than I thought she'd be.

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I'm so sorry for all of this.

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I know it's a lot.

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It is a lot.

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I feel blindsided and embarrassed.

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I'm married to someone who's been hiding this from me for years.

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Years?

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Well, yeah, I mean, she must be 11 or 12 years old.

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I can't believe him.

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You're right.

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She is 11.

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But Todd hasn't been lying to you.

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Let me tell you what happened.

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You see, a long time ago, I met Todd at a party.

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We talked and immediately hit it off.

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From there, things just moved really fast.

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too fast.

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We dated for a little while, but it didn't work out.

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So we ended up breaking up.

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And then a few months later, I found out I was pregnant.

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I was gonna reach out to Todd just to let him know, but he wasn't a part of my life anymore.

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So I decided not to.

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And for a long time, I raised my girl all on my own.

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It wasn't easy, but I managed.

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When things got really hard, that's when I lost my job.

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I couldn't even afford groceries and I fell behind on all of my bills.

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It got to the point where I was about to lose my apartment.

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As a mom, I don't mind struggling.

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But the thought of my little girl living on the street?

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Oh, that's too much for me to handle.

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So I did the last thing that I wanted to do.

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I reached out to Todd for help. So you see?

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You see?

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I didn't want to interfere in you guys' lives.

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Trust me, I am not the type of person who wants to ask for help.

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It's just that all this just happened a few days ago.

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Todd didn't know anything until recently.

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What did he say when you told him?

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He asked for proof that she was his kid first, Which I showed him yesterday.

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And he still didn't want to be involved.

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So I told him that kids shouldn't have to suffer for their parents' choices.

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Then he gave in.

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Mom, I just wanted to tell you, even if we get kicked out of our apartment, it's gonna be okay.

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As long as we're still together.

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Maybe we don't have to leave anymore.

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This nice lady and her husband, they helped us.

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Hey.

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Hey, Jan!

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Hey, look, thanks for inviting me over.

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I understand you're upset. And...

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It's totally understandable, but...

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What are they doing?

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What's going on?

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I, um, I invited them over.

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After I kicked you out, I went and visited Jada.

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And she told me everything.

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Including how you just found out about Bella.

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Which is no excuse for why you didn't tell me right away the moment you knew.

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Oh, you're right.

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You are right.

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I just needed proof.

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You know, and I was trying to find a way to, like, to let you know, and it's not an excuse, and I'm sorry.

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I know this was a lot for you to take in.

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But kids shouldn't have to suffer because of their parents' choices. So, I have decided...

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I want Bella in our lives.

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I love you, honey.

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Hi, Bella.

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It's really nice to meet you.

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Um...

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I'm, uh...

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I'm your dad.

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It's nice to meet you too, Dad.

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You know, funny enough, we always wanted a daughter and Tell you I'm gonna be the best dad that I can.

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He's a really good dad what he isn't keeping secrets.

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Okay, well, we're just gonna get out of your hair.

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We don't want to take up too much more of your time.

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Wait, but at least stay for dinner.

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Yes!

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Oh, we can't play board games?

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Do you know how to play Monopoly?

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Yes!

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I love thinking, can you please, Mom?

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Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please.

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Sure, honey, we can stay.

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Yes!

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But I must warn you, she, she...

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I heard that.

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Bobby does the exact same thing.

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Wow.

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Well, you two are definitely siblings.

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