Grade 3 girl. I'd just picked her up from her class.
Me: How are you?
Girl: Stressed. Do I look stressed? I'm really stressed.
Me: Oh no! Why are you stressed?
Girl: My little brother said he would shoot me. With his Nerf gun.
Me: ...Why...?
Girl: Well, I took in some Dr Seuss books to school, and he said if I don't bring them all back, he'd shoot me. But, mum said it was okay for me to take them in, so obviously she didn't tell him that. So, I took 4 in [she names 3 - sorry I forget which ones they are] but I can only find those 3... The problem is, I have no idea which one the 4th book is. So I'm guessing I'm going to be shot. With a Nerf gun. By a 4-yr-old. Probably in the eye.
Me: In the eye???
Girl: Well on the weekend, J came over, and he shot her in the eye.
Me: Maybe your brother shouldn't be aiming guns at people's faces?
Girl: Oh it was an accident. He'd already aimed when she stood in front of him and was, like, what? and he just... fired... So now I know ... that he knows... how much that can hurt... so I have to find that last book so I can take it back home so I don't get shot by my annoying little brother, in the eye, with a Nerf gun. Can you see why I'm stressed???
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