7th Heaven · Season 4
Ruthie says you asked the class who the first president was, and when she answered Abraham Lincoln, you called her stupid.
[chuckles] No. I didn't say that. I told her that her answer was stupid. There's a difference.
She's eight. She doesn't know the difference.
Ah. I think I see where this is coming from. Every parent wants to believe their child is perfect. But in reality, most of the time the apple just doesn't fall far from the tree.
Did you just call me stupid?
I think it's time for you to go.
I'm not going anywhere.
Don't make me call the principal!
Oh, go ahead, make my day! Call the principal. Go ahead!
Nothing justifies calling a child stupid. Nothing.
You have your opinion, and I have mine.
Yes, but your opinion is wrong!
Well, it turns out there was no mistake. Miss Riddle has been calling Ruthie stupid.
What?
Yeah, and when I confronted her about it, she acted like it was nothing.
Unbelievable.
She called me stupid, too.
Do you know why I got so mad at your teacher?
Because she was mean to me?"
Yes. But also because when Ms. Riddle hurt your feelings and made you feel like you weren't smart, then school and learning became a bad thing. And if that happens enough, it won't be long before you don't like school at all. And that would be wrong. Because learning should always be enjoyable. And school should be like this safety zone where students not only learn about the stars, but reach for them as well.
[about Bobby] Do you know him?
I know of him. He's new at school. He's not very popular.
Why is that?
Everyone thinks he's weird.
Because of his outbursts, like the one in church today?
The jocks really make fun of him, especially Brian, the captain of the football team. He calls him Spazz Man. (Eric gives him a look) Well, I don't call him that!
Do you remember when I told you that all is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing?
Yes. [pauses] Let me guess. I'm the good man doing nothing.
Good and smart.
Bill!
Look, you don't understand, okay? Nobody understands!
I'm trying to...
Please just leave me alone! Please!
I want to understand. Your wife wants to understand. Hey, I'm here, but you have to open up to somebody. You have a lot of pain and anger. You can't keep it bottled up inside, or else you'll explode.
When I was growing up, I had a cousin with Tourettes. We didn't know it at the time, but later, we found out that was what he had. He had these horrible facial tics. I teased him all the time. I was really just mean. I tortured him relentlessly.
I'm not quite sure I follow.
I just can't stand to think there's some kid out there doing that to Bobby. Torturing him, making his life a nightmare, the way I did to my cousin. I mean, every time I look at him....it just reminds me of how badly I've acted in the past. Look, I did the research. Tourettes is hereditary, so basically, Bobby is the way he is because of me! You know, ADD I could deal with, but this, you know...I just don't think I can bear it.
Hey! I think we have Biology together.
What are you doing?
I'm talking to you.
Why? So you can distract me, and your friends can do something behind my back, and then you can all laugh at me some more?
I don't laugh at you.
You hang out with Laurel and those jerks she calls friends, don't you?
Sometimes. Look, I'm just trying to...
Do you have any idea how much you and your friends hurt my feelings? Do you think I'm deaf? Sometimes I wish I was, because then I wouldn't hear every little whisper and nasty comment that comes my way.
It's not fair to lump me with Laurel. I have never said anything bad about you.
Yeah. You just stand by and let it happen, which, for your information, is worse! Knowing that something is wrong and doing nothing to stop it is worse than just doing the something that's wrong.
[about Sam and David's birthday] Why can't we just celebrate it today so we can keep Valentine's sacred?
Because Valentine's isn't sacred, but the birth of those boys was sacred, so the importance of their birthday outweighs Valentine's Day.
I'll be sure to let Hallmark know.
[about Simon] What? I don't know why he's wearing Lucy's shirt, but you can bet he's not dressed like a girl for nothing!
[to the congregation at church] My family has been talking a lot about prayer this week. The discussions began when I shared my feelings about a letter I received in the mail, sent anonymously...I will now pass the author's request on to you.
[to the church congregation] Say a prayer for the millions of children in the world who have become victims of violence...ask God to help those children who are trying to recover from the death of playmate or friend or family member...pray for the children, that they might have peace...because if we won't stop the violence in our children's lives by taking the right actions and behaving responsibly, then the very least we owe them might be the most powerful thing we can give them, our prayers.
[to Annie bashfully] Andrew Nayloss. [Annie smiles] I was just hoping to run into him and Mary was just hoping to run into Robbie!
What if we just walk around the Promenade. I mean it doesn't cost anything to stalk Lucy's old boyfriend.
[Lucy slaps Mary in the arm]
[to the other jurors] I'm asking you to rise above that. The evidence shows that the defendant is guilty.
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