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She hugged her and kissed her, “Okay, don’t be angry…”

Isabella was still very upset, but seeing Maggie kiss her, half of her anger subsided, and she felt even more aggrieved.

She suddenly started crying and made another request, “Then… you… you can’t hug her anymore, and you can’t say she’s cute!”

Maggie finally understood why she was upset.

It turned out, she was jealous.

Although she didn’t want Maggie to be her mom anymore, when someone else tried to take

her place, she wasn’t happy.

She found it a bit amusing.

Not answering directly, Maggie kissed her again and comforted her, pulling both children a

little further away from the crowd.

Isabella took the opportunity to push Tommy out of Maggie’s arms.

Tommy was very well–behaved. Although she liked Maggie, she didn’t have such strong possessiveness over her.

Moreover, Isabella looked fierce, so Tommy was a bit scared of her.

Maggie held Isabella and softly said, “Bella, Mommy knows you’re feeling cool right now, but everyone has different tastes.

You like being cool and handsome, but some people also like being sweet and cute, like

Tommy.

You can’t say others are ugly or disgusting just because their tastes are different from

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respect everyone’s preferences – do you understand what Mommy is saying?”

her daughter

she said might be hard for other kids to understand, but Isabella

1. it.

Isabella did understand.

knew what she had said was

couldn’t stand seeing Maggie

She pouted, silent.

her tears with

correct them. But you can’t say those things about others again,

alright?”

kind to her, Isabella calmed down a

nodded, sniffling,

turned to Tommy,

She knows she was wrong. Will you

since Maggie was so gentle with

Maggie, she nodded obediently, “Mm, I

and looked at her daughter, “Bella, what

do?”

looked up from Maggie’s

shyly smiled, “It’s… it’s

sigh of relief and took both

the classroom.

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away, and Maggie squatted down

now. Let’s go to

what others

wasn’t the type to be timid.

didn’t care what the other kids

reluctant to let go of

“Mom…”

hugged her back, “What’s

“I want –

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hadn’t had Maggie’s cooking in a while and suddenly missed