"Okay, well, I'm pretty sure you'd try harder for a freakin' baby than a tortoise, so that's not really a fair comparison." Newt doesn't really know what it's like to raise a kid but seeing Sawyer turn his shit around and become such a great dad to Clementine makes him think that it has to be possible to go from zero to hero when it comes to parenthood. Maybe it'll take a bit of time, but Mindy's going to have help. She'll probably have better help than he can offer himself but still, she'll have it.
"Look, we'll figure it out, okay? Seriously. It's not like you're fifteen and working at Slothburger, you can do this. Also, you have to, but mostly, you can. Now, all I really know about babies is that they eat and shit, which means we need to get your little guy food and diapers. Probably something to roll him along in, maybe we can make a run to the store and you can jack a shopping cart on the way out."
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"Look, we'll figure it out, okay? Seriously. It's not like you're fifteen and working at Slothburger, you can do this. Also, you have to, but mostly, you can. Now, all I really know about babies is that they eat and shit, which means we need to get your little guy food and diapers. Probably something to roll him along in, maybe we can make a run to the store and you can jack a shopping cart on the way out."