Grandboy: Gwumpa, how you get this truck? <\/p>\n
Me: I got a job and got paid for doing work, then I paid for the truck. <\/p>\n
Grandboy: Everyone needs things. <\/p>\n
Me: Yep. <\/p>\n
Grandboy: Everyone needs jobs. <\/p>\n
Me: Yep if you can work, you should. It makes you stronger and you help people get stuff done. And you get paid to do it. <\/p>\n
Grandboy: I need a job now? <\/p>\n
Me: No, yes, well kind of. Your job right now is to go to school and do what your momma tells you. Your momma and I will take care of the rest. <\/p>\n
Grandboy: Yah! And my other job is to sing songs to make the red light turn green, like this: “Go away, go away, red light go away” SEE IT TURNED GREEN I’M DOING A JOB SEE?!!?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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