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Because that is life, child. Sometimes you have to learn something you'd rather not, and sometimes you get thrown from the kingdom of heaven for rebelling against your father. You just suck it up and move on.

E-excuse me?

What? Is it because I "swore"? First off, "suck" isn't all that bad, and second, I thought ALL kids were swearing now-a-days. Apparently I was sadly mistaken!

But, what you said about ...

Hey, am I digging into your family history? No!

*frowns and ignores, after all, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all*

"Because it teaches you a useful method of rational thought and organization that can serve any person at numerous points and his or her life."

James Moriarty = biggest math geek of the 19th century.

It does make a bit more sense when you put it that way.

"I am glad. Far too many people see it as utterly useless."

I understand its place... I just loathe having to do it, I admit.

I don't know

You're a girl

Don't they realize girls aren't any good at numbers 

They should be teaching you how to cook

Mama does teach me to cook! And I know plenty of girls who are good with numbers, I'm just not one of them.

Should ask one of them to tutor you

Math never really goes away, you know

I'm good at it though 

What are you doing exactly

Algebra

Very beginning algebra, yes.

Just pay attention to it

Really not difficult if you have incentive

Change some of the words so it means something to you personally

Change the words? How d'you mean?

John is twice as old as his friend Peter. Peter is 5 years older than Alice. In 5 years, John will be three times as old as Alice. How old is Peter now? 

Substitute the names for people you care about 

Just another game of play-pretend

Oh! I see! That's a lovely idea.