How To Start Teaching Philosophy To The Littleuns<\/p>\n
Grandboy (after receiving new information): “Gwumpa, you not LYING to me, are you?”<\/p>\n
Me: “Well if I told you I was lying, would you believe me?”<\/p>\n
Grandboy: “Yes. Um. No…. Um. Hm. I don’t know, why you say that? Now my head is all crazy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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