Grandboy: BWAAAP BWAAAP BWAAAP BWAAAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: What are you doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: BWAAAP BWAAAP BWAAAP BWAAAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me (stares in Texan): …<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: I’m being an annoying parrot<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: You’re doing a surprisingly good job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: You’re doing a surprisingly good job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me (catching on): I said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: I said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(we do this for about 5 iterations)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Would you like a hug?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Would you like a hug?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me (reaching out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy (reaching out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Hug *<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—- sometimes we need to get to the root of the behavior —–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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