[Well, at least there are parents in the picture, however involved they may be. That's a start.
He sips at his coffee as she talks, though when the crumbs start flying he slowly begins to migrate the odds and ends from the table back to his messenger bag, still listening.]
I'm sure they do. People are generally much more generous than we give them credit for. So do you just not eat enough at home, or do you have the metabolism of an Olympic swimmer?
[A more diplomatic way of asking "Do your parents not feed you or do you just eat everything in sight?" Look, he didn't go into this business for nothing, okay. He has questions.]
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He sips at his coffee as she talks, though when the crumbs start flying he slowly begins to migrate the odds and ends from the table back to his messenger bag, still listening.]
I'm sure they do. People are generally much more generous than we give them credit for. So do you just not eat enough at home, or do you have the metabolism of an Olympic swimmer?
[A more diplomatic way of asking "Do your parents not feed you or do you just eat everything in sight?" Look, he didn't go into this business for nothing, okay. He has questions.]