And she returns the favor, despite her fears that underneath sweet words and passion is an animal waiting to pounce.

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For a while, only one thing cramped my waffle-making style: my husband, who is one of those mystifying creatures who believes the words sweet and breakfast should never be uttered together.

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" Throughout the song, a sweet little beat plays and finally dies out to the sampled words, "I'm trying to help.

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In other words, it failed two out of four of my sweet spot criteria.

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