I've you'll indulge me in reminiscing, I wanted to link you to one of my favorite Christmas storylines from the Sheldon archives. It has a particularly wonderful moment in it regarding Sheldon and his parents. If you have a minute, open the below links in tabs and have a read through this little story-arc.
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