This is Ria.

Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.

Friends, I could not be more excited about today's story.

It's actually when you may have heard the robot who had feelings.

It's one of my most popular stories, and it's very special to me because it was inspired

by an important conversation I had with my own tiny person about feelings.

So, this story is close to my heart, and I wanted to do it justice by giving it an upgrade,

adding some awesome music and some listener-created sound effects, of course.

Let's hear the story, right?

Are you ready?

I am so ready.

Remember, there are no pictures.

You'll have to imagine the pictures in your mind.

You can imagine them however you want.

Okay, here we go.

Not too long ago, Milo turned five.

Which, as he made sure to remind everyone he encountered, meant he was halfway to ten.

After hosting his birthday party, Milo's parents were a bit exhausted.

They decided to have him spend a weekend with grandma.

He arrived just in time for dinner on Friday, a super yummy delicious dinner of Veggie Pad Thai.

Grandma tended to get hooked on certain dishes for weeks at a time.

Last year, she made eggplant parmesan every Saturday for six months.

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