Your sister is retarded! You know what that means?" Sue clenched her fist and her jaw and spun around to face the group behind her angrily. "It means she can't think right. She's stupid. And I'll bet you are just like her. I'll bet you can't even understand what we're saying right now." Sue tried to remain under control. After all, if she got in trouble again they would call her mother in and then she would have to sit in her room in time out. And she'd get the lecture about how her behavior was inappropriate (whatever that meant) and that if she continued to act like this she would be separated from her sister because she was a bad influence. And that was the one thing Sue could not handle. But when their taunting didn't stop, she growled and threw herself at them, hitting and scratching whatever she could reach. By the time the teacher hurried over and pulled her off of them, there were several bloody noses and deep scratches on her tormenters. She was satisfied with the damage she had done and don't cry Sue, don't cry they deserved it! Toughen up!
"Nanny Sarah, why do you take care of us instead of our parents?" Madison looked up at her nanny, her and Mason's favorite so far, earnestly. Sarah bit her lip, how did she tell this little kid that her parents thought she and her brother were too much work and wanted to continue to live carefree lives? "Because your mommy and daddy are very busy performing, just like you do when you do ballet or cheer or you sing." "Why can't they perform at home like we do then?" "Well they need to work, just like your friends' parents do. Their work is just much further away and takes a lot more time. They love you and they miss you when they are away from home." Madison nodded thoughtfully before wandering off. She appreciated Nanny Sarah trying, but she had already figured out the truth: Her parents didn't love her or Mason, not the way her friends parents loved them. It was okay though. She had her twin and her Nanny and they didn't need anyone else.