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For the Five More Minutes That Keep Growing

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

For the Five More Minutes That Keep Growing — 4 scripts

What to say

  1. Five minutes. One time. There’s no second five.

  2. This part is the worst part. Five minutes never feels like five minutes.

  3. I set the kitchen timer. You hear it ring, not my voice.

  4. When it rings, you hand me the tablet and it charges on the counter.

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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