Evelyn is beginning to put names to people. Tonight on the phone, she called Ivana Ahh-va-ahh (Aunt Vana), my dad is "gahh-dada" (granddaddy), and, without prompting from me (whatsoever), she has declared Tommy to be "dada." I, of course, am "mama," though the number of syllables and emphasis put on them depends on whether or not she's mad at me
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