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well, it doesn't takea genius to see ben's veered off the food pyramid. mind telling us whatyou've been swallowing? not a whole lot. a tack, a pencil sharpener,cabinet knobs, some matches, alba's mood ring. ok, enough withthe guessing game. i'm freaking out over here,can you tell me how bad it is? ben, can you go playin the waiting area

so i can have aword with your aunt? ok. thanks, it'll justbe a minute, sweetie. physically ben's fine. the kid's got aniron stomach, so as long as he passes the objectsthere should be no problem. really? oh, that's great. this is awesome news.

thank you. i wouldn't say it's awesome. this is more telling ofa psychological issue. has ben undergoneany recent trauma? i mean, barring hisparents getting arrested and fleeing the countrywithout saying goodbye, i think comes to mind. i see he burnthis taste buds off. right.

forgot about that one. that happened. listen, i get you're new tothis whole parenting thing. but do you thinkyou're up to the task?

yeah, totally. it's just been a little bitof an adjustment period, but i can do this. i got this.