Ludovic Fabre
I'm a girlboy.
Jérôme
A girlboy?
Ludovic Fabre
To make a baby, parents play tic-tac-toe. When one wins, God sends Xs and Ys. XX for a girl, and XY for a boy. But my X for a girl fell in the trash, and I got a Y instead. See? A scientific error! But God will fix it and send me an X and make me a girl and then we'll get married, okay?
Jérôme
That will depend on what kind of girl you are.
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Hanna Fabre
Boys cannot marry other boys.
Ludovic Fabre
I know that.
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Jérôme
And this is our bathroom, and this is my bedroom.
Ludovic Fabre
What's in there?
Jérôme
It's out-of-bounds.
Ludovic Fabre
But what's in there?
Jérôme
My sister's bedroom.
Ludovic Fabre
Where is she?
Jérôme
She's gone away.
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Pierre Fabre
Couldn't we cut his hair?
Hanna Fabre
Yes. We could also crucify him.
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Jérôme
Can I have another seat?
Teacher
May I ask why?
Jérôme
If I sit next to Ludo, I'll go to hell.
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Hanna Fabre
We love our little boy. We want him to be happy.
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Albert
Don't take offense, but Hanna has too much control over your boys.
Pierre Fabre
She does not.
Albert
See? You're offended.
Pierre Fabre
We raised all our children the same way, but they're not peas in a pod. Each one is different. You wouldn't know, having only one. Oh. I'm sorry. I forgot.
Albert
God took one of my children. He's not taking any more.
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Pierre Fabre
A girlboy, for the love of God! This is all your fault!
Hanna Fabre
You're such a prick! I don't know why I even married you.
Pierre Fabre
Neither do I.
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Hanna Fabre
Boy or girl, you will always be my child.
Pierre Fabre
Our child.
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Hanna Fabre
Ludo, you're seven. You're too old to keep dressing like a girl.
Élisabeth
Does he do it often?
Pierre Fabre
Every so often.
Hanna Fabre
We search for our identity until we are seven. I read it in "Marie Claire."
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Élisabeth
Your parents want what's best for you.
Ludovic Fabre
They don't know what's best for me.
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Hanna Fabre
Ludo, have I ever broken a promise?
Ludovic Fabre
No.
Hanna Fabre
All right. Then sit still. Ludo, don't you want to be like your brothers and your father?
Ludovic Fabre
No.
Hanna Fabre
I like long hair. And people who know what they want.
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Teacher
I see Pam and Ben are very popular. But Ludo, you want to be like Ben, right?
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Ludovic Fabre
You dropped something.
Jérôme
So did you.
Ludovic Fabre
Keep it. My mom thinks she lost it.
Sophie
Jerome, come and play with me!
Jérôme
I'm busy.
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Élisabeth
Is that your dad's boss's son you are playing with?
Ludovic Fabre
Yes.
Élisabeth
You two are pals?
Ludovic Fabre
Yes. We're going to get married once I'm not a boy.
Élisabeth
Once you're not a boy.
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Élisabeth
I still I were still as slim as her. But in that dress at my age, I would look awful.
Ludovic Fabre
No, you wouldn't. You would be beautiful.
Élisabeth
Thank you. But we all have to face reality.
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Ludovic Fabre
One day I'll marry Jerome!
Hanna Fabre
I told you, boys never marry boys! Or very rarely.
Ludovic Fabre
But I'll be a girl.
Hanna Fabre
You are a boy and you always will be!
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Pierre Fabre
Jerome is Albert's son, and Albert is Daddy's boss, so I don't want you dressing like a girl with Jerome or anyone.
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Pierre Fabre
We've decided to take Ludo to a psychologist. That will fix him.
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Ludovic Fabre
Mommy, my tummy hurts! It's my period!
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