Daily Dialogue — May 9, 2010
Billy Kramer: Who’s gonna read me my bedtime stories?
Ted Kramer: Mommy will.
Billy Kramer: You’re not gonna kiss me good night anymore, are you, Dad?
Ted Kramer: No, I won’t be able to do that. But, you know, I get to visit. It’s gonna be ok, really.
Billy Kramer: [crying] If I don’t like it, can I come home?
Ted Kramer: What do you mean if you don’t like it? You’re gonna have a great time with Mommy. Really. She loves you so much.
Billy Kramer: Dad? Don’t forget, once, if you can just call me up, okay?
Ted Kramer: We’re gonna be okay. Come on, let’s go get some ice cream.
— Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman), Billy Kramer (Justin Henry), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), screenplay by Robert Benton, based on a novel by Avery Corman
The Daily Dialogue theme this week is poignant father-son exchanges, suggested by JD Walters.