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Me: “Leta, today is a very important day.”
Leta: “But why?”
Me: “Because we’re getting a new president.”
Leta: “What kind of new president?!”
Me: “His name is Barack Obama.”
Leta: “… what did you say?”
Me: “BARACK OBAMA.”
Leta: “That is a really silly name, Mom.”