i know how she feels and she knows how i feel and it 's good to have that , even if only for a moment . `` listen , i 'd rather you not tell my father we're- '' `` skunk ! '' `` all the better to rip into prey . '' but for a second , i wanted to tell him to meet me somewhere else altogether and maybe go for corn dogs . and anyway , i cant let you go . there is no substitute for a real mother . still , i preferred her to the others . 