The parent who angrily says to a child, "I worked overtime to buy you that piano and now you want to stop taking piano lessons?" might be playing the game of
A) nobody upstairs.
B) no one home.
C) you owe me.
D) yougottabekidding.

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The statement "you owe me" suggests that the parent feels entitled to control the child's decision to stop taking piano lessons because they invested extra time at work to afford the piano. This indicates a sense of obligation and indebtedness on the child's part, which fits the game of "you owe me."

The Parent Who Angrily Says to a Child, "I Worked