Here follows an exchange between my dad and myself at the grocery store. Coming out, I was sitting in the shopping cart and dad pushed us up next to our car.

Dad: “Okay, Lia. I’m gonna put the groceries in the car, then I’m gonna put you in the car.”
Me: “Don’t put me in the car!”
Dad: “Lia, we’re going home! What, do you want to stay here in the parking lot all by yourself?”

Here, I stopped for a few seconds and just thought.

Me: “What happens I stay here by myself?”
Dad: “Lia. I’d never leave you here by yourself.”
Me: “But what happen me you leave me here by myself?”
Dad: “I would never leave you all alone. I love you. I always want to protect you.”
Me: “Daddy! What happens me I stay here by myself?”
Dad: “Daddy or Mommy would come find you. We want to keep you safe.”
Me: “Bad people come get me?”
Dad: “If you were here all by yourself, you should go find a police man to help you.”

My dad can be so frustrating sometimes. All I was looking for was a simple straight answer.