Left Back for Love | Everybody Loves Raymond

So she ate them? That's right, because two donuts are enough. Well, how many did you have? Why do you change the subject? All right, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I know what to do. Get out. What's the matter, dear? Michael might get left back in preschool. What? Oh, interesting. What? What's so interesting? What? Is he stupid? Nobody's stupid, Frank. Michael's a little young for the class. And besides, girls mature faster than boys. Oh, so I guess Jeffrey's fine then. Stop it, Frank. Raymond's upset. It's okay, dear. It's just preschool. That's what I told him. And if he has to stay, Jeffrey will stay with him. Oh, that's good. No, no, no. Why not, Frank? Law of nature. You get left behind, you get eaten. You're too soft on the kids. You gotta push them. Push them forward. Just keep pushing them. Until when, Frank? Until they cry. That's nature's way of letting you know you pushed enough. Here's a man they let have two children. Raymond, don't worry about the boys. They're beautiful, sweet boys. They're gonna fly away soon enough. Yeah, all right, Ma. Look, I want him to move up to kindergarten and be with the other children. Other children are overrated. It won't hurt Michael and Jeffrey to stay little one more year. You know, that's what I did with you. What? It's funny. I never told you this, but when you were the twins' age... You remember nursery school used to be on J Street with the pretty yellow flowers out front? Well, you and I would walk there and back together every morning. You were so cute holding my hand. So when it came time for you to go to kindergarten, which was cross town with a bus, I decided it would be nice for everybody if you stayed in preschool one more year. You left me back? Left back for love. That, and you were slow. Remember, you couldn't even cut paper. What was wrong with me? Nothing, sweetie. You were just a little young, too. So you stayed there one more year, and we got to walk by the yellow flowers some more. That's why I was always the oldest in my class. Yellow flowers. You knew? No. Yes, of course you did. That's what was so interesting. Okay, I knew. Why didn't you tell me? I don't know. You tell your brother this. I couldn't. Why? Because. Because why? Because I felt sorry for you. You felt sorry for me? Ray, it was just pre... I was just... Maybe I should have waited another year to tell him.