ishigreensa Her Uncle's Family

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The doctor nodded and smiled. "That explains it. Private schools have different rules." He gave Ralph a paper that confirmed she had the previously mentioned conditions as well as the buisiness card for the referral. "I'll fax a copy to the school. Bye bye Avishag."

Avishag looked up at the grown ups and kept playing with the putty. She pointed to it, wanting to take it with her. She was trying to ask permission though.

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Ralph shook his head.

"No, honey.

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Avishag frowned but nodded. She put the putty away and into the toy box. She wanted some but she'd never seen it before.

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Ralph saw her point at her stomach, and he pointed at her privates.

"You need to go potty?" he asked her at first not realizing.

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Avishag smiled and nodded about being hungry.

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It wasn't long before they stopped at a nice family restaurant, and Ralph helped his little niece out of her car seat and then held her hand to walk her into the nice restaurant.

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Avishag held her uncle's hand as they walked into the restaurant. She was hoping to get something yummy.

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He smiled at her.

"You liked that stuff in the doctor's office a lot, didn't you?" he asked her.

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Avishag smiled and nodded. The putty really did help her. She was a fidgety kid and it helped give her something to do with her hands and it kind of helped her focus.

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He smiled.

"Is that what you want?" he asked her.

He wished she would say something, even if it was just a whisper, but maybe it was still too early.

He nodded.

"I'm also going to get a side dish of potatoes, okay?

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Avishag nodded. She was happy the restaraunt had pictures of some foods so she didn't have to stress herself out trying to read the menus.

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He smiled.

"I want you to eat the potatoes anyway, honey," he said when she shook her head.

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Avishag sighed and nodded. She couldn't eat the dessert though. All the desserts were cake or ice cream which all involved dairy. She stared down at her lap and made two fists with her thumbs inside. She started hitting the top and bottom together and changing which was on top. She wished she had the putty right now.

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Ralph smiled and watched her play for the moment.

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Avishag shrugged. The deal seemed much less appealing now. She started to eat her chosen food. When encouraged she was about to start on the potatoes but she stopped. She shook her head and pushed the plate away. She used her fork to point to the big piece of butter. Butter had dairy. She was fine with just her chicken and broccoli.

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Ralph slapped his head.

Of course!

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Avishag nodded. Tuna was one of the specific types of fish she could eat. Fish was considered the same as any other meat. She continued to eat her food, wishing her uncle would've just listened to her. She pushed the plate away when it was done, being full. She knew she wouldn't have been able to finish the potatoes and her meal.

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Ralph smiled.

"Well, I guess that means I'll have to think of another way to get you some starch at dinner," he said.

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Avishag stared down at her lap and started doing her hand thing again when her uncle sighed. She felt terrible now. Clearly she was being more trouble than she should. Her parents wouldn't like her acting this way. Maybe she should just eat whatever her uncle wanted. Would her parents prefer that she be less troublesome than follow her cultural rules?

She stayed extremely still and quiet while they went to the car, making only extremely necessary movements. Clearly she was distressed.

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Ralph turned her to look at him when they were at the car.

"Honey?

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Avishag didn't respond. She was too deep into thought. She just blinked when she was hugged. She stared down at her lap. She felt bad for causing her uncle so much trouble. She should try and talk more. Maybe that would make him happy. She tried and tried to force her words out but

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Ralph smiled at her.

"It's okay, baby.

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Avishag nodded. She continued doing the fidget thing with her hands. She seemed to be a little calmer when they got to the toy store.

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Ralph readily picked her up, and this time, since he only planned on getting the one thing for her hands, he just carried her through the store.

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Avishag sighed. Play doh wasn't the same. It got stuck under your nails and was too soft. She'd played with play doh before and it was fun but it wasn't what she had at the nice man's office. She frowned and sighed again, feeling defeated. Plus if she tried to use play doh like she did the putty it would make a huge mess and get everywhere and do almost nothing for her.