"No, no, not almost 18 years. You stopped living with me full time when you were three. And your mom and I shared... well, let's call it half time for ease of calculation, for the next nine years. And then nine months out of the year for the next almost five... So..."
He taps his finger exactly three times, and then points it at her, "You've only lived with me for eleven-and-a-quarter years. So there." It's a Pyrrhic victory, really. He makes a face. "Ugh, that's not nearly enough time." He leans weakly on the counter. "I haven't... imparted enough wisdom..."
He unreels and steps closer to her. "Are you sure you don't want to live with me still? Can you at least bring anyone you're dating over so I can threaten them with physical pain or my intelligence...? It's my one true joy in life."
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He taps his finger exactly three times, and then points it at her, "You've only lived with me for eleven-and-a-quarter years. So there." It's a Pyrrhic victory, really. He makes a face. "Ugh, that's not nearly enough time." He leans weakly on the counter. "I haven't... imparted enough wisdom..."
He unreels and steps closer to her. "Are you sure you don't want to live with me still? Can you at least bring anyone you're dating over so I can threaten them with physical pain or my intelligence...? It's my one true joy in life."