Social Ambitions

Harry and I both worked today and Charlie spent at day at my parents’ house.  When we picked him up this evening, he told me that he’d been calling me all day long.  (My mom later told me that they indeed had made fake calls all day long, probably to every family member Charlie’s ever met!)  I asked to see the phone and he happily retrieved a retro rotary toy phone to place his first call.  Harry answered on his cell phone and they had a little chat.  Wanting to see Charlie talk to someone who wasn’t present, I asked him to call Uncle Steve next.  Here’s what followed:

“Hi Steve.  Would you like to come over for dinner tomorrow?  [pause]  Oh, okay [happy tone].  I would love that.  [pause]  Okay.  Talk to you later.  Bye-bye.”