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okay hi

Jamar

yeah where is Robert he's said changing

his tie so what was the matter with the

one I gave him his hand painted yeah was

hand painted and it was obscene I mean

I'm all for a little bit of fun but

there is a time and place gasps cat

find out if I'm getting that car

I'll be back in a few I won that's

perfect

ping-pong we don't know Robert just go

for it go for the car I'm gonna count to

three and you had better be gone

one two Robert don't you dare out of

here

ah

don't forget to english thanks map

elephants and I borrow you for just the

midnight mari happy birthdays listen I

know you had your heart set on a car but

it's not quite the right time so I

thought wow it's beautiful it's a nice

watch I ever saw look at the back

there's an inscription rev always mom

and dad yeah classic you know it'll last

lifetime thanks mom Oh dad

congratulations it's really something

Reverb I see

you know it's not counted you trying to

say the same yes I'm telling you guys if

these numbers just don't work they don't

make any sense

what is it time already uh look uh you

guys don't have to go ahead and I'll

catch up

I'll be there in about 20 minutes leave

the tickets with a box office we'll

carry I'll see you then

your father's a very busy man Robert I

know I know I just wish that once in a

while and the choice came down to

business or me he chose me that's all

your father's are Mendon Robert and you

are amended when there's a job to be

done

you will do it too sometimes it involves

sacrifice understand yeah come on let's

pick up your friends and go to the game

Philip

I think we should let him have a car it

was anyone have a license yet they're

maniacs out there Marty

hi Oh Robert how was the game

oh it was fine I just wanted to thank

you for a great birthday and say good

night

look I'm I'm sorry about tonight we

didn't even finish up here until 9:30

it's okay it's not okay oh whatever

I want to make it up to you we played

racquetball Saturday come on loser

Springs for pizza

don't forget your wallet yeah don't

forget your allowance see happy birthday

sweetie

maybe Christmas on the car this is so

unreasonable that a 16 year old should

be denied a car he's never wanted for

anything except maybe for a little

attention from his father it's an

important business meeting I've got a

business to run Marty I'll make it up to

month Saturday pretty soon and be off to

college

don't get married hey slow down will you

we've still got a couple of years with

you still yourself it is that it yeah

promise

I always hate to get by my father stood

I'll try every

I love you

I love you

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Robert swear you were right

Oh was its dream again

coffeepot screen what's next hate me

more finally watching a well-trained

monkey be cheap

wow these impulse offers before his 4:30

shows and then you can work in the phone

room until it's time to go just go ahead

yeah

didn't anyone ever teach you to knock

I'm sorry I'm sorry

dance before Pam said it was okay it's

okay it's okay go on

do whatever you were doing who knows

maybe I'll make a lawyer out of you yet

I told him 200-thousand wasn't enough

the kid really needs three yeah you said

he'd think about it okay calm it good

isn't it you know it's amazing how one

family member can be so adept at

something when another shows absolutely

no talent for it whatsoever

website please sir

you

put your head in this well let's get all

that to me

I'm in here fella what's wrong oh I

can't believe this is happening

that's nothing to worry about where's

Robert now he called from downtown

they've confiscated Paul's files it's

bound to come out hello alone some legal

adoption

I read money change dance but it was

legal of course it was legal but how's

Robert gonna feel when he finds out it's

not gonna come I think it has come - we

made a decision we were wrong don't want

to know he was adopted

Robert

please

he's been up there for hours maybe I

should take him some dinner wave him up

um just need some time do you think

you'll ever forgive this Marty he's

adopted it's not a fatal disease yes a

very good life here I made a mistake

I didn't tell him don't analyze what we

did we lied too much don't go overboard

about this emotionally

so what happened

excuse me you know Robert mentum

oh thank you

Probert

guy Drock you

look I meant it for the best the fact

that you were adopted didn't make any

difference except maybe to love you more

I've always wanted a grandson I couldn't

be more proud of you

you don't even know who I am

what's going on okay how would you be if

you forked over $500,000 in sales 500

what's the story Phil I was being

Lachman

I got tired Hey

but we on fraud by gathering evidence of

stealing babies

you must be crazy

robert's papers on their level

oh my god stole help help you call it

ruined your families and you call it out

what what is it leaves no nothing

nothing Robert is safe oh my god is this

guy's testimony in the end of the pitch

away after Robert believe me they would

never send him back there's no

precedents for this kind of takes I mean

even worst case scenario how many how

many were they to thank for that Porsche

Robert was never given up for adoption

never given up what do you mean you took

him his mother was unfair no his mother

was she didn't she what

he was stolen Paul swears to me the

police will never find out Oh Marty

Marty Marty

hello yeah nothing's gonna change

how can you say that everything is

different

nothing's different Philip just means

that he has a fam what are you talking

about we're his family

what kid keeps us from him

we'll lose him

and that's a chance we'll have to talk

for bigger to tell her you forbid me

nothing I am his mother and I have I

have the responsibility to tell him the

truth

what

sit down

please

I am not quite certain where to begin

why don't you start it apart when you

decided to buy to me Robert it wasn't

like that we always intended to tell you

we put it off and then we

I made the decision you didn't need to

know but I'm just as much at fault just

like you to decide something like that I

made a mistake but I'm still your father

you will keep a civil tongue in your

head is uncivil for me to point out

where you went wrong but it is alright

it's okay for you to rewrite my history

both of you stop it

bobert

you have no idea how much we wanted you

how much I wanted you I've had to make a

lot of compromises in my life but the

one thing I would not abandon is my

desire I need to have a child to have

you

we tried for years but then we found out

that your fault

we found out that we couldn't conceive

and so we decided to adopt we tried all

the agencies but the waiting lists were

so long and then Paul said that he could

help and so

one month later he he brought you to us

did you mean my mother

No

Robert there's something that you have

to know mother for God's sake please not

here not like this what Paul told us

he'd found a one-year-old boy whose

mother had decided to give him up

but when Paul brought you to us he were

obviously older than that he told us

that the woman had lied about your age

because it was harder to place

two-year-olds and that she needed the

money how much $20,000

she raised me for two years that's why

no she didn't sell you you were taken

from her take it stolen all arranged and

we had no idea until today if we had

known we would have looked for your

parents we would have we would have

tried to send you back to them please

Robert please know how much we love you

Robert we love you so much

mmm

you

he's not seeing anyone today Robert

let's go see me who are my parents Paul

for my parents huh

wake up I said wake up you son of a

my god

just a few I

Nabila

good will it begun uh cheeseburger in a

glass smoke please Thanks

alrighty cheeseburger and milk do the

library no I don't but there is one in

the Town Hall down the street totem pole

out front you can't miss it that hotel

down the street is it open no don't took

off for the holidays traveling alone

yeah

got the last of 76

Thanks

Bregman now

Paul you wait you wait right there

what did you tell Robert I didn't tell

him anything then you explain this

I've gone to find my real family Robert

he took his clothes money he's gone he

came into my office and he went through

my file I thought the police took

everything it was in my safe Robert knew

about it then he knows that identity no

just the date and the city yeah I don't

know he took the file I don't know some

little town in Ohio right by the lake

maybe five six hour drive from here the

man who did it would he remember he's

been dead ten years

excuse me ladies have you seen selling

my bro look at you be careful oh so

hammers look at this eye throws my good

shoes no all right boy are you lucky

okay well we'll see you tomorrow girls

bye bye

look at you look John didn't we say you

were gonna we got me blaze huh

they say that a mother can feel when her

child is in danger

I believe that I think I would know

Robert were hurt he's not hurt

if he finds her them

what do you think he'll do I don't know

I hope you does the right thing what is

the right thing Philip I think that we

should go and look for him

the police aren't going to do anything

for 72 hours Oh hire the best

investigator I'll do the best I can but

we can't leave here if robert calls well

I can't just sit here he's my baby and

he's out there all alone rhyming all

over Ohio is gonna help then you stay

I'm going Marnie I don't want you out

there alone that's not safe we can't

leave here all we can do is wait

ah

John I'd like to see this yard picked up

by there's time to get home okay okay a

walk Sally next door and make sure she

gets in okay and don't forget to call

let me know we are okay

there's Bologna and cheese on the fridge

and don't finish that pie

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let's get out of here

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Oh

brother

Oh

about what

yeah she'll figure out something look I

got a mountain a long run to dirty

little boys waiting for me I gotta go

okay and a half to you later bye okay

you guys

right

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wait

right

good night you know honey I was going

over the books today and I think we've

actually got enough socked away real

vacation this summer what would you say

to running a cabin up at the lake for a

week Ruthie

no I'm sure the kids would love it honey

yeah I think so too we could do some

fishing you used to love fishing

you love fishing I know it was one of us

right reach with the buttery on your pot

yes partisan after family brings to the

batteries you're going some pancakes

you come with me or you can stay don't

you think I'm doing everything I can to

find out where it is has nothing to do

with what you're doing it has to do with

what I'm doing the world is not revolve

around you gonna drive from town to town

all over Ohio Woody's this doesn't make

any sense I am going to find my son

Martha let me drop me the bag

hello hi

okay I help you um yeah I'm just here to

buy some glasses do you have a

prescription or you need to see the

doctor

no I just you get some frames why don't

you choose what you like and then we'll

have a look

that was fast some people agonize for

hours as if it was the most important

decision they were ever gonna make

these may be a bit too heavy see let me

uh

let's try

oh excuse me

well that's better

yeah they're okay

just okay

Oh

number two

oh yeah good they're dark enough to be

serious and light enough for you carry

what do you think um I'll take them

that was easy by default lining just

about everybody around here I don't

recall seeing you before well uh I'm

visiting from an estate oh that explains

it I'll need your prescription well I

don't have it with me I was just gonna

have them made up when I get home oh I'm

never sold just the brig's before but I

suppose there's a first time for

everything

that'll be fifty dollars and one cent

we'll forget that's it hope you enjoy

them

Thanks thank you I will

Franny how about some soup yeah it's

cold today I've been going through tons

of this stuff hi what can I get you ah

some soup

you know him no you came into some

phrases ooh I think he's a runaway

one-ways don't come here they go to

California New York I never laid eyes on

him before all of a sudden he's a

regular Sam caught him washing up in the

bathroom

stanca

you don't know where he got that money

besides being rich is no vaccine against

drugs parents must be worried sick

yeah Oh Mason yeah no I thought it was

morning yeah look I'm thinking about

getting Robert a car I don't

something sporty I guess said you can

talk it over with him

right okay all right all right

see play what all right - on - I choose

it let's go right here check it out

later I'll get this guy you get back all

right time out time out time oh okay oh

I'm John this Mike hey Tony

let's go Robert okay nice to see ya all

right that's a good game you just move

here

now I'm visiting kids yeah I gotta go

I'll see you hey we'll see you later

meet you

I'll see you tomorrow all right how

about I get going - which way you're

headed right up that way no Rolla my

bags over there - huh let's go with you

sure that's right

you look good for it anyway

oh no that what come on man we can fix

to my place okay

yeah well I've been following the bus

with putting up posters I should be in

Ohio tomorrow

it doesn't have to make sense to you

make sense to me

no I can't do that Philip all right I

will

well math teaching me how to put an

engine together you're lucky

sounds like punch well crazy you in

klamath you ten I just get out school

done a scooter well I got a private

school I just make a Thor smile public

oh nothing nothing it's just sort of

family tradition that's all my father

and his father they both went that's

cool

my dad went to my school it's one of my

mom that's how they met Billy he's

captain of the bull box it's a football

team she's pretty good should have gone

to college good made the pros well

position tight end

Sh oh yeah got it

excellent now tell me something what are

you gonna do with a small shovel deeper

buried treasure with Tammy I'm gonna go

call her an idea I'm on hi this is

Robert oh hello again

all right he was in the shop this

morning oh you hungry uh no huh no I

better get going

thanks for your help but John it was

great seeing you again

nice see you too hey if you want to play

where they're usually around about three

o'clock it's raining we'll be in the gym

great great

I'll see that right bye bye how much you

know about him oh he's okay

goes to private school whistling with

relatives and he is great at midcourt

hmm Oh what is he visiting I don't know

what are you a cop John

man thinks is a runaway yeah no way he

try to offer you drugs Oh mom did he

know he is not into that how do you know

I just know now why does fan think he's

a runaway I just showed up out of

nowhere he eats there all the time why

she's up in the bathroom

mom that does not prove anything if he's

in trouble we should try to help him but

I don't want you to get involved until

we know more

well we don't even know if friends right

no I don't but I intend to find out

hey we're the guys then of the stuff

today

I don't hold nothing great thanks to ask

you something man

sure

are you you don't have to you'll have to

tell me hi no it's I'm not gonna tell

anybody

gotcha

do you run away from home

where'd you get that idea huh you know I

I knew a man my mother comes up with

some real winners sometimes you know she

want me bring home so she could give you

the third degree

yeah what if she found out it was true I

don't know you know I think she called a

church meeting or something she's right

isn't she

not trouble the cops no no I left for

personal reasons

like like what look John I don't want to

go into it right now okay

okay

where do you sleep

can't believe you're living out here and

we need I never really can't before I

could tell that you got a hammer yeah

there we go

Thanks

why don't you come over to my home

dinner no I don't want your mom to find

out so she has to I'll tell her you're

staying with the Smiths over on Cherry

Lane the Episcopalians we never talked

to them

she never find out I don't know John

I don't know look if you don't she's

gonna know she's right but if you do get

a chance at a good meal and to prove

she's wrong

I think about law school if I were you

that's a very beautiful reindeer micelle

thank you may I have one where would you

can't I'm glad you to make it Robert

thank you for inviting me

hi Simon Ralph Barney Robert nice to

meet you sir

welcome to our home spider why don't you

sit there hmm

thank you John you say grace tonight

please sure Robert

thank you Lord for your many blessings

for our family our health and our faith

and thank you for bringing Robert to our

table so he too and share on your bounty

amen amen amen

it was lovely John I'm sure he

appreciated it yes I did thank you I

think my god excuse me are you from

Robert Michigan oh that's a pretty state

we have family in Hastings is that near

you no I come from a small town you

probably never heard of it

Pittsford nope no haven't oh no are your

mommy and daddy mad at you Valli don't

you want to know why he's here

it's all right it's okay I'm here

visiting relatives

hey you know Smith silver on Cherry Lane

huh mrs. Smith's Robert Sam Smith

do you know the world except the Smiths

with a 58 two-tone Chevy Oh

staying there Wallace uncle's in the

hospital oh I'm sorry I didn't know your

uncle was ill nothing serious I hope

no no my aunt didn't want to stay at

home alone my mother couldn't get off

work yeah that's what families are for

to look out for each other

Robert John tells me you're a basketball

player yes sir what position you play

guard guard yeah you got the build for

John cigar too

Robert you sure I can't give you a ride

home no no I've got my bike but thanks

thanks for the hospitality see John

you're coming in a second

come back anytime you want they will

keep them working shower yeah I should

use them

Bojan had a really good time families a

lot of fun thanks for dragging me home

by

John can have a talk to me about this

right away

told me not to

Robert Robert which one that way

see anything

- right over there

well

sure that's where he was yeah

it's not good job

there is

right over there

Oh

boy your age shouldn't be on his own

with things so terrible that this was

your only alternative you've put us in a

bad spot Eeyore son what you've done

isn't legal please don't call the police

all I did was run away I just needed

some time to think that's all

it's late you can sleep on the couch I

got bunk beds

all right we'll talk in the morning good

night

I think the only thing we can do is let

him stay here a while I feel good and

guide them into our home know nothing

about I think we either talked to his

parents or the police we don't even know

what he ran away from does he look like

a liar to you does he look like a kid on

drugs looks like a stranger we got kids

of our own to worry about

she's a good boy I can tell there's

something about him I can't explain it

if our son was out there don't you want

someone to help him okay but I don't

want him alone in the house and I don't

want him on with Sally not unless we

know more about it right there

you got any brothers or sisters no no

just me what are your pants like and

basically nice people dad's real

take-charge kind of guy I work all it

mom's a lot of fun and smart she was his

money for different causes so why'd you

leave they let me down and I just

couldn't stay there any longer any time

to think what about myself like um Who

am I

yeah dance something like that so John

tell me what's it like having a sister

huh us allies okay I kept a killer when

she goes through my stuff though every

wish she had a brother I did a long time

ago you were just looking at him he died

he was stolen

be kidding No

right out on the backyard I was one Greg

was two you're playing mama in turns to

the phone and someone grabbed him Wow

parents ever talk about it not so many

words mom gets real emotional over the

holidays not birthdays

dad does too but he hasn't shown as much

I think about him I wonder where he is

he's okay

what does he look like would we be

friends you know stuff like that

once birthday January 6 why is a March I

get my learner's permit next year

when's your birthday

ah

January

that's a stage on this involved in life

now we can't let you sleep at in the

woods but we can't duck our

responsibility as parents either Ruth

and I have decided that if you want to

you can stay here for a little bit while

you work things out with your folks but

there are strings attached now do you

want to stay yes sir I want your word

that you're not mixed up with drugs or

drinking and if I find out you've done

anything that could hurt Sally or John I

will turn you right over to the police

you had my words I'll accept that now

the other thing is you call home today

ah the sooner you start fixing this up

with your mom and dad the better I can't

tell him where I am

it's not fair to let them worry if you

can't tell them where you are at least

tell them you're safe all right all

right okay okay

now if you don't mind we have to get to

work so we can keep this family and

shoes I'm Stan I know brothers and

sisters Robert well this ought to be an

interesting experience for you John you

know your mother goes to a lot of

trouble cookie field the least you could

do is taste it on the way down make a

phone call yes sir you know I've been

thinking that I'd like to do something

help her my keep around here maybe you

need some help at the shop

all right station yeah I don't know no

one's ever asked before yeah I guess I

could put about morning's on the pump

have that be thank you got you done

semana

hi it's me I'm calling to let you know

that I'm alright there's no need to

worry bye

hi it's me I'm calling to let you know

that I'm alright there's no need to

worry bye

hi it's me I'm calling to let you know

that I'm alright there's no need to

worry hi

I don't think

these windows full flames

woman I'll be with you in a moment sir

okay I think I'd go get cleaned up go

over surprise Ruth take a lunch Tommy

John I think you guys can handle this

without sure you see them you guys you

start you don't walking you run it

awesome let's get out of here but I

thought we're gonna pick up rubber I

said let's get out of here come on let's

go

anything else huh yes

I'm looking for my son

I think you found

I'm tired

hello love my daughter a regular Grandma

Moses yeah

are you Ruth yes I'm Ruth will be a

waitress across the street suggested

that I talked to you she said that you

mentioned seeing an unfamiliar teenage

boy in the area

I've been driving from town to town

practically all over Ohio looking for

him

is this your son yes

is this the boy that you saw yes Oh God

say hi god I've been torturing myself

thinking that but he was heard or no

he's not do you know where he is now

when was the last time that you saw him

he's been staying with me and my family

he made friends with my son and when we

heard about Roberts situation we took

him in oh thank you for that you had no

idea what I've been through

I kept seeing him lying on the side of

the road or being picked up by someone

with a knife or hungry and cold

do you know how it feels I lost a little

boy it was a long time ago I still think

about him every day I wonder if he's

healthy I wonder if he's happy

it was a long time ago your boy is safe

I've seen I don't know what went on that

made Robert run away he's he's a nice

boy

and you seem like a nice lady I'm

concerned for my own kids I don't want

them upset by anything that might happen

between you I'd prefer if you didn't

come to our house I understand here's

our number call him tonight you can

arrange to meet someplace is there any

way that I could talk to him now I don't

know where he is now but he'll be home

at 6:30 for dinner all right

thank you you're welcome

he's a good boys me he didn't leave

because he did something bad

no he didn't do anything wrong he's the

best son you could ever ask for

fish in 20 minutes whether you like it

or not hope you're making extra potatoes

you're still gonna eat the fish I love

to get my hands on the guy that came up

with this cholesterol thing you know the

way Sal is list is grown here old

Santa's going to have to build in

addition just to have all this stuff

you'll never guess who came into the

shop today Oh

carolers all right honey I know you love

all this Christmas stuff I'm gonna go

take a shower now good idea

I mission it after-school John we didn't

play today where is nova style she's

Nova Scotia anyway mrs. Dallas all good

if we didn't be quiet we'd have to go to

Nova Scotia now where's that isn't

you're me it's for you excuse me

hello uh I'm right in the middle of

dinner right now wait until Roberts off

the phone no tonight's not good

okay okay after lunch tomorrow

sorry I made a friend we're gonna meet

tomorrow

haha I found him he's safe he's staying

with him yeah I met her she's wonderful

I realized who she was you know I I

didn't know what to do

part of me want to tell her to take away

her pain and part of me wanted to get as

far away from her as I possibly could

she's coming to the hotel tomorrow after

lunch there's a flight that can get you

here by 11:00 Philip I need you here

with me I know that I can't do this

alone all right

what do you think you're doing that's my

business

no doesn't you you still our son I'm not

your son legally you're our son traffic

well they're like they're okay I've got

a brother and a sister

John's 15 sally 7 my dad has a gas

station mom works in the shop I know I

met her how do we stack oh look it's not

this is about know what is it about

isn't that what you're doing

remembering every time we hurt you or

disappointed you comparing it with the

way they treat you no no it's not like

that no what is it like what are you

doing you're going to live here is some

kind of run away Philip please Robert

are you gonna tell them I'm not quite

sure what I'm gonna do

I want you to come home with us please

no I can't do that

I want you to give me another chance

Robert

are you gonna tell them

Oh

you

all right what did you meet your friend

yeah junga time it's alright Christmas I

love Christmas I love the smell pine

cones and I love Christmas caroling does

your family do anything special on

Christmas yeah yeah my mom bakes a lot

and my dad makes his eggnog

my grandfather makes his annual

Christmas toast Hollow that's nice oh

and I have a tradition we've been doing

it since the 11th grade every Christmas

Eve we go out together then we separate

by each other's presents and then we

need for dinner

I really look forward to the kids do too

they wrap our packages while we're gone

how many too many guys

honey

if you need me up here

oh oh hi it's beautiful that it's a

little towel

that's the little yeah this one sure

yeah you sure hmm you have to be perfect

or Santa won't believe what we want well

which one is it gonna be least one it's

perfect perfect

daddy daddy what are you doing out here

without your coat on

yeah so it's Saturday so what I get my

Maui and I need it bad but I can't pay

you why oh is it a secret

drop it oh okay

since it seems to be third a gentleman

Robert oh no please man works for me

gets paid thanks John

not sure if I should give this to you

until we see how you do on that exam

next week you've been steady yeah I got

time yeah don't forget you're gonna

clean up the backyard today

I told ya share get it done you told me

Sol I'll do it no I'll do it okay

need some help studying John know you'd

be surprised for even Hicks know how to

read look I didn't mean it that way John

I just thought of Michael quicker if I

helped you father says you're going to

be a great mechanic I'm not quite sure

what I'm gonna do yet now pants can be

so weird

they get these ideas about who you are I

think that's the truth my dad sees me as

a lawyer even got me this part-time job

at a law firm after school I don't know

maybe he's right I mean who can

determine how the future will turn out

right you got some point you're trying

to make no then I'm just talking

well we lab all day

I was young my boys Hamas is special

over there

here does the first one yell enough

lights huh

I think it'll be fine when the other

stuff gets on Robert how come you're not

out with John tonight um I'm just gonna

be afternoon later hey here we go

be Christmas what maybe dear

you

yeah Oh Eddie cool it it's holy to run

away hey John John what do you think

you're doing huh

it's a private party man look this has

nothing to do with you it's between me

and my between me and John John come on

we're going home

come on

what the hell you think you are huh you

come barging into my life and start

telling me what to do

well I'm sick of it man I'm sick of it

if I want a drink I will and nobody

especially you is gonna tell me what to

do

these scarf

Marnie we should start on the tree

later you pure mother's been worried

sick about you

god I hope two hours ago there's no time

robber god I'll watch your mouth boy

look I'm sorry we'll talk about this

after church go ahead go

I don't know that kids into him

sometimes he knows how I get when I

don't know where he is you did it hurt

sir Oh

it's time for Robert to go home nothing

to do with this what's he doing here

it's been over two weeks and as far as

we know he hasn't talked to his parents

since that first day he's thinking about

his situation I was running away from it

it's the holidays when families should

pull together and here we are arguing

you and me John and Robert Robert and

his folks it's just not right he needs

us Ruthie Ruthie you know I love you all

I've ever wanted is to make you happy

we're the best family I know but you

can't replace Greg with Robert he's not

our boy he belongs with us on mom and Ed

if they knew he was here you know he's

here she came to see him

last week she came in the shop

I was afraid you'd make him go away

you she's still here no

last week

right

I was gonna tell you I know we all keep

secrets

I was afraid did you make him go away

my

one

Islam

is

Oh

I am NOT talking today about the story

of Christmas but rather spiritually what

Christmas means it's not about presence

it's not about turkey dinners it's not

about few days off from work in at a

time to look within to discover what is

truly important it's the time to join

together one to another celebrating the

gift the wonder of life

you're throwing too hard Johnny what

have I done give me the ball

look are you angry at me because I'm

working for your father give me the ball

is that it I said give me the ball look

I am sorry John I'm sorry if you're mad

at me

I concur if you want that is all I can

do all right you can leave I've got just

as much right to be here as you

I don't care would you like my parents

are you like my sister you like me but

that's my home I live there and just

passing through man

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you know what I always thought

better

value of a man wasn't how well he took

care of his family you know that's the

way I was raised and I worked very hard

to take care of you guys to take care of

Robert and to keep you safe

what the truth is

and I didn't even realize until today

is it what you really needed

you

what's me just me

if he chooses them

it's Christmas Eve tomorrow

I was wondering if you're busy I hear

there's this new little Italian place

you want to try oh I'm sorry I believe I

might be available have to check with my

wife first up

probably Friday but call first I would

want you to come in for no reason

okay then okay hi

you don't look so good what's the matter

Robert

and what is it

um

I'm

it's your family

I don't know a long

it's not easy being 16

it's not easy being a parent you worry

all the time that your children are

healthy that they're getting everything

they need the toughest part is trying to

figure out what's best and then do it

you're bound to make mistakes I know I

have you think doing the right thing and

you make a mistake you don't mean it

and on any other day nothing would

happen there you are you've hurt your

child and there's nothing you can do to

make it better

Robert I don't know what your parents

did

but it's not right to make them suffer

they must be punishing themselves even

more than you are let them know you

forgive them I'm sure they're sorry I

know they love you your own wonderful

young man

be proud to call you my own chance

Christmas

you're gonna be late for dinner why do

you care John

I don't my mom sent me

my

I've had it with you man now you just go

home

I don't understand you John

I mean all I wanted to be was your

friend I really thought you liked me

I did like you but it was just like

you were the good guy and I was the bad

guy

I'm sorry

oh I am so sorry Joe

I guess I really no never thought how

this would affect you

your face her

it's killing me

mommy don't look oh I didn't see a thing

I put Santa's cookies on a plate in the

kitchen his milk is poured it's in the

refrigerator I mean this is the number

for the restaurant would you please walk

Tammy home right after dinner okay all

right my night oh you guys look so nice

I thought you might like a picture oh

thank you that's him you ever use one of

these before huh all right look it's

real easy just looking that one hold on

hold your breath and push that back okay

come on guys

Tammy's gonna take our picture okay all

right mr. Munroe I'll be over here yeah

shrimpy oh very good

Tammy will worker one more Tammy one

more one more you're getting good at

this

all right Sally what you been at 8

o'clock you guys in bed by 10:00 good

night all right Merry Christmas Merry

Christmas

I thought I heard a little church mouse

wait anymore oh well I suppose you could

open one while we wait for the others

this car paper to Robert

yeah just wants it can I get everybody

up now Oh

dear I don't know what to call you

mrs. Monroe seems so formal when I feel

so close to you I think I'll call you

Ruth because you feel like my friend no

that's all right

Merry Christmas man

what you said about forgiveness makes a

lot of sense people do make innocent

mistakes that end up hurting someone but

blame doesn't do any good people have to

forgive themselves before hurts can heal

I hope you forgive yourself because it

wasn't your fault you had no idea

someone's gonna run off and take your

baby maybe you're wondering why I'm

writing you this the reason is that I

love you and I don't want to see you

suffer anymore don't want you to know

that and I'm happy that I have a good

life you're right about my parents

they love me very much and I love them

they're filming now

I feel lots of love at your house but my

home is with them

you can stop worrying and always

remember that I love you

dear son

Gregg

and

honey what's wrong