{"id":1404,"date":"2019-09-22T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monkeyinfinitum.com\/gwumpastories\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2021-03-03T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T22:02:07","slug":"keep-asking-til-you-get-the-answer-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monkeyinfinitum.com\/gwumpastories\/2019\/09\/22\/keep-asking-til-you-get-the-answer-you-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep asking &#8217;til you get the answer you want"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grandboy (about 20 mins into a 2 hour break from electronic entertainment): Has it been 2 hours yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me: No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandboy (digging up another weed): Yes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me: No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandboy: How long has it been?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me: About 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandboy: Two hours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me: No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s been studying debate at his grandmother&#8217;s house again, I see<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandboy (about 20 mins into a 2 hour break from electronic entertainment): Has it been 2 hours yet? 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