For once, Sheldon didn’t correct her. He just ate his nugget — no charts, no speeches — and smiled.

She wraps an arm around his shoulders. He leans into her, just an inch. It’s the most affection he ever offers voluntarily.

GEORGE SR. Kid? It’s eleven. Lights out.

CONNIE Well, that’s the thing about real-life heroes, Sheldon. They’re just people. Just folks.

CONNIE I didn’t. I just... let it be messy for a while. I cried. I got mad. I ate a lot of pie. And eventually, it didn't hurt as much.

“Mom,” Sheldon said, “the school is serving a product that contains up to 150 times more calcium than a normal nugget — because it’s mostly bone fragments. Missy could crack a tooth.”