MisteRogers' Neighborhood1968

[Ana doesn't get to participate in a wedding]

Ana Platypus:
What am I going to do about it?

Lady Aberlin:
You'll go with your mom and dad.

Elsie Jean Platypus:
And you'll be able to sit with us and watch the whole thing.

Ana Platypus:
But I want to be in it!

Elsie Jean Platypus:
No, dear, you may go to it, but not be IN the wedding.

Ana Platypus:
[Near tears] Oh phooey! You say no, but I want you to say yes.

[Exits]

Lady Aberlin:
She really is determined, isn't she?

Elsie Jean Platypus:
She certainly is and it's really hard when a mother has to say no.

Lady Aberlin:
We just can't have everything we want in life, can we? But learning to cope with disappointments when we're young helps us to deal with other disappointments when we're grown up.

Elsie Jean Platypus:
Oh, that is so helpful for me to hear, dear. As I say, it's very hard for a mother to say no when her child wants something so much.