Treon, this was great! It won't let me comment without an account, so I'll just paste what I had written here:
I liked the way you captured their typical parenting interactions. I can see Elizabeth in there scrubbing the counter as a way to maintain a little bit of control, even while trying to allow Paige this little indulgence.
Once again, Philip had painted Elizabeth into a corner. She says 'no', she'll be the bad mom, leaving Philip to be the hip dad.
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Date: 2013-08-20 09:00 pm (UTC)I liked the way you captured their typical parenting interactions. I can see Elizabeth in there scrubbing the counter as a way to maintain a little bit of control, even while trying to allow Paige this little indulgence.