I have been given a “cease and desist” order by mamasan when I told the grandboy that I’d sic Goldilocks’s bears on Santa if I caught him sneaking around my house (it’s bad enough with the 24\/7 surveillance routine).<\/p>\n
The order was given with THAT LOOK and a comment that she and he would get in trouble at school…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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