Home | Arnold, CA, USA
(It is the annual family get-together at my grandparent’s house in 1999, and I am talking to my three-year-old cousin outside while our parents are unloading the cars.)
Cousin: *mumbles*
Me: “Erm, uh huh.”
Cousin: *mumbles in the sound of a question*
Me: “Yes, sure.”
Cousin: *bursts out crying and runs to her mother*
Aunt: “Oh, honey, what’s wrong?”
Cousin: *mumbles*
Aunt: “She asked you if Santa was bringing her coal and you said yes.”