Nathan and I often joke about that old commercial where a father is getting after his son for smoking pot or something. He ends his lecture with "Who taught you how to do this stuff?" The son replies "You. I learned it from watching you!" Very dramatic, but we like to make fun of it.
Well, Rachel is saying "What in the heck are you doing" lately. I'm pretty sure that I didn't intentionally teach her that phrase, but I am also pretty sure she learned it from me.
Emily is saying "I need to tell you something." A phrase I wish she hadn't learned from Rachel because "I need to tell you something." really just means "I want your attention. Give me ten minutes so I can think of something to say."
Benjamin smiles at me when I am getting mad at him. A trick he learned because the first couple of times he did it I couldn't help but start laughing and he wasn't in trouble anymore. Now he thinks the trick will keep working. He hasn't figured out that I am on to him. He just keeps doing it. I have to tell him "It's not funny Ben" in my very sternest voice.
Sometimes it would be better if kids didn't pay such close attention.
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