Domestic Theater: Facilitated Communication

Dramatis personae:
CHILD, aged two years, eight months
MOTHER
FATHER
[A bedrooom, in early afternoon, with blinds drawn. The CHILD lies on a bed, holding a blanket, almost but not quite still. The MOTHER sits on the couch by the window, reading a newspaper.]

[The door opposite the couch opens slightly. The FATHER sticks his head through the opening.]

FATHER (in a whisper): What kind of tea do you want?

CHILD (suddenly sitting upright, also in a whisper): What kind of tea do you want, Mommy?

[curtain]



Feb 22, 2010, 03:20 AM     domestic theater · food and drink · parenting


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