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For the Cry After the Screen Goes Off

Four lines you can say out loud tonight. Word for word. Free to save.

For the Cry After the Screen Goes Off — 4 scripts

What to say

  1. It’s off. It stays off until tomorrow.

  2. The show was good and it stopped, and that is worth crying about.

  3. I’m sitting on the floor next to you until you’re done. I’m not turning it back on.

  4. When you’re ready, the blocks are on the rug and I’ll build the tall one.

When to use it

This is for the moment it actually goes wrong — not the calm version you rehearse in the car. Pick one line. Say it once. Then stop talking and wait three seconds. If they push back, repeat the same line, not a new one. Say the same thing for five nights before you decide it doesn't work.

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