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Safety at Home

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a la Shmoop

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It's chow time and you're craving a good, old-fashioned PB&J. [boy imagining and craving for an old fashioned PB and J]

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You find everything you need to assemble your masterpiece

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except for a knife.

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And as much as you're okay with using your finger

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to scoop out the peanut butter,

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your mom got mad at you last time you did that.

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Or the last 12 times you've done that. [mother getting angry at the boy for using finger to scoop peanut butter]

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Anyway, it looks like all the clean butter knives

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are in the dishwasher

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and it'd take way too much effort

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to wash one by hand, right?

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And the sooner this PB&J gets into your mouth, well, the better.

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So you grab the knife block your mom keeps in a high cabinet - [boy looking for a knife in the high cabinet]

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can't have your little sister getting into it -

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and pull out a butcher knife.

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Yep, that'll do the trick.

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And voila, it's a work of art.

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And all works of art should be rewarded with

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a Lord of the Rings marathon, right? [image of Pablo Picasso dressed in a suit and a hat]

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Right. You'll do the dishes later.

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Right now, you and [ whispered ] your precious

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have some movies to watch.

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While you're making your way through The Two Towers,

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your little sister is making her way

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through the kitchen. And guess what? [a little girl going to the kitchen]

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Three-year-olds are drawn to shiny things.

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You know what's shiny?

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Bingo.

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Looks like the king won't be returning anytime soon.

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Well, you might be smart enough to not play with a knife,

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but you're not the only person in your house.

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Dangerous things can and do happen, [girl in the hospital with a plaster in her hand]

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whether it's your little sister playing with a knife,

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your grandpa tripping on all that junk you left on the floor,

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your brother wondering if this is candy,

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or this guy thanking you for his brand new TV. [man taking the TV away]

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And when the answer is as simple as putting your junk away

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or locking your front door, well,

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you might as well do it and save yourself

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a lot of trouble or heartbreak.

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That PB&J will wait for you. [boy visiting his sister at the hospital]

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[ snore ]

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