Child begins whining about an offense (imagined or real).
Adult kneels down and listens to said complaint.
Child whines again.
Adult repeats complaint to child, thus demonstrating an amazing ability to understand and empathize with said complainant.
Child whines. Again.
Adult attempts to reason with child to stop the complaining.
Child whines. AGAIN.
Adult very cheerfully looks child in the [...]

In case you’ve not heard of the Onion News Network, here’s a report they published recently. They’re hilarious!

The Manager has been experimenting with pouting lately. It hasn’t been working out too well, as his sense of humor is developing nicely thankyouverymuch. I usually can get him laughing quickly thus foiling his dastardly pouting plot.
Today he tried it again, and I called him Pouty Pete. (I don’t know what started [...]

Hubby: “Ughhh! He is EXACTLY like I was as a kid.”

Internets, I bring you: The Dried Snot Conversation.
Captain Earthquake: See that? That’s dried snot on my nose.
The Manager: Where? Oh, that? Yes, that’s dried snot.
CE: When I have dried snot on my nose, I use my finger and pick it off.
TM: Me too. But it really really hurts.
CE: Me too! [...]

The Manager(age 5) was apparently waiting for his brothers to do something for him. I couldn’t see what was going on, but this is what I heard him say.
“I’m waiting.
I’m WAITing!
I’m WAITINNNNNNG!
Come onnnn!”
[long pause]
“I’m getting old here.”
[another long pause]
“My hairs are getting gray.”
I guess I have no reason to doubt the nickname.
Happy spring, everyone. [...]