Grandboy: I sorry I drew on things. I can have my markers back now? I neeeeed to color my pictures.<\/p>\n
Me: I don’t know where your markers went. That’s between you and your momma.<\/p>\n
Mamasan: Use your crayons.<\/p>\n
Grandboy: Gwumpa, I can have my legos now? I pick them up I promise.<\/p>\n
Me: You tell your momma. You left them out and that’s why they’re put up. I’m not part of that \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Mamasan: [looks at the boy]<\/p>\n
Grandboy: I go color with my crayons now.<\/p>\n
The balance of power has been established and maintained. All is well with the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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