I was watching a show that included a basketball game, and the team made the shot at the buzzer to win the game. "How did they know she was going to make it?" Dorothy asked as the team celebrated and talked about the win. "They didn't know," I answered. As the script continued to discuss the win, she persisted, "But how did the people who wrote the show know that she was going to make that shot?"
Dorothy told me that she was either going to watch more t.v. now, or she wouldn't brush her teeth tomorrow. "You're not allowed to threaten me," I reminded her. "It's not exactly a threat, it's a choice," she said.
Out of the blue, Dorothy asked me, "Is money terrible?" I wondered where she was getting this idea. "No," I said. "I mean, can you tear it?" she clarified