They had started one of those wish-fulfillment kids adventure books, where the boy hero has exactly the qualities he needs to triumph, at every moment Shed been bored and annoyed, and at one point she tried to explain to Sebastian why it wasnt her favor-ite of his books. But Sebastian had loved the book unreservedly. Why hadnt she just read the fucking thing with gusto and relished every moment with her son? Why had she brought her adult judgment and professional story opinions to a book her kid loved? Of course the child hero should always triumph! Who wanted a kids book to feel like real life? Real life was fucking intolerable.

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