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"Somehow I don’t find that much of a compliment"

"Hey, admit it Men are superior, and if you haven’t owned up to it by now, you should Don’t forget, God created us first"

"Give ht If you can, na babies, which is a given"

"I’ll improve on that I’ll name…several"

"Several? You won’t be able to co his challenge "Women are more sensitive than men Really," she added when he snorted in response

"Sure, you cry inabout crying" She frowned at his! Wos Men are so terrified of emotion they hold it inside until they’re totally bent out of shape"

Jason laughed, although grudgingly "I suppose you think women are smarter than men, too"

"No," she said sincerely "I’d say we’re about even in that departh he suspected she’d depleted her list

"Another thing Woling all kinds of responsibilities"

Jason snickered

"I’m serious," she returned "If you think about it, you’ll realize it’s true Women are expected to help support the family financially Not only that, we’re also expected to assume the role of emotional caretaker Responsibility for the family falls on the woman’s shoulders, not the man’s Have you ever noticed how rarely men put the needs of others before their own?"

"‘Needs,’" Jason echoed "Good grief, what’s that? Sonored hiuys You’ve been allowed to reiven the chance to grow up"

Jason looked as though he wanted to argue with her, but couldn’t come up with an adequate rebuttal

"Women handle pain better than er baby in ot a h we should call in the World Health Organization"

"I suppose you’re going to drag the horrors of giving birth into this nohich, I’ll remind you, is completely unfair"

"I don’t need to Men have a hard ti with a simple cold If God had left procreation up to the male of the species, humanity would’ve died out with Adaraciously "Three is not several Three is a few"

Charlotte shook her head "It’s enough You don’t have a leg to stand on, but you’re too proud to ad else a wo?"

"No, adet me started on that one It happens to be a personal peeve of mine"

"You mean the others weren’t?"

"Not particularly I was just listing a few of thefor you to coical defense--which you failed to do"

He didn’t seeree, but it was apparent froled to hide that he are of his dileument

"You realize you’ve backed ree with you, otherwise you’ll brand s and too childish to accept the truth"

"I suppose you’re right" If anyone earing a s look, it was Charlotte She felt triumphant, better than she had all day All week Come to think of it, she couldn’t re defeat, Jason moved into the kitchen and returned with a second cold beer for each of the, and Carrie ht be concerned After all the lectures she’d delivered about being gone longer than expected, Charlotte felt she should go home now But, to her a the rest of the Lakers game with Jason appealed to her a lot et back to Carrie," she said

Although she shtly, some of her reluctance must have shown because Jason said, "So soon?"

"I stayed ame’s only half over"

"I know, but…"

"Why don’t you call her?" Jason suggested, pointing toward the counter where he kept his phone

It seemed like a reasonable idea Charlotte smiled and headed for the kitchen She punched out her nu

"Oh, hi, Mom," she said in an unconcerned voice