emily. what's up with Dana? i asked her if i could borrow her red shoes and she nearly bit my head off.
mom. it's not you she angry with. it's your dad. she's mad at him because he for to record the latest episode of her favorite soap opera. you know. that one set in a hospital.
emily 3. casualty! she must have been furious. that's her favorite show.
mom 4. she was. she refuses to speak to him.
emily 5. well, it's her own fault. why does she make him do everything for her? she should learn how to set the DVD recorder herself.
mom 6. well, you know your dad. he won't let anyone mess with his DVD settings.
emily 7. i guess you're right. no one's allowed to change anything. anyway, can't she watch it on the computer? l think it's available online for a week.
mom 8. well, she could, if the computer were working.
emily 9. what? it's not working? why not?
mom 10. i'm not sure. it might have been something i did while i was cleaning up.
emily 11. what do you mean?
mom 12. well, i accidentally knocked over a vase with water in it. it went all over the computer. and then it just stopped working.
emily 13. the computer was on?
mom 14. well, no. but i turned it on to check and it sort of just sparked a little and then the screen never came on.
emily 15. you turned on a wet computer? mom! you know water and electricity don't mix.
mom 16. i know. i couldn't have been thinking straight. i'm sorry.
emily 17. well, that's just great. how am i going to chat with my friends now? and what about my homework? i have three essays to write.
mom 18. well, what about pen and paper? it worked fine for me when i was at school.
emily 19. ha ha mom, that,s really funny. honestly, i don't know how i'm supposed to do anything in this family. thank a lot mom.
mom 20. it was an accident. we'll get it fixed. don't worry.
emily 21. that'll take weeks. i'm going to bed. i've had enough of this.
mom 22. oh, the pleasures of having teenage daughters