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Mine cried when the little boy in "The Giving Tree" took the tree's branches, and had me re-read the first few pages where he plays with the tree multiple times instead of finishing the book.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The funny thing is that I've read it to him several times in the past. He just finally understood it well enough to do a double take and think "wait a minute, that seems like a terrible thing to do!"

Can't wait until my son is old enough that I can say "go hang out with your friends for a few hours" without being irresponsible.