The following conversation took place between Hubby, The Mercenary, and me recently:
Hubby walks up behind the boy and grabs his hand. Being that everyone in this house has to be a tough guy, he squeezes.

The Mercenary: squeals like a little girl Ow, ow, ow, that hurts!
Hubby and I: look at boy
Me: You know what [...]

Conversation with Captain Earthquake this morning:
CE: I love you Mom.
Me: I love you too sweetie….even if you do drive me CRAZY!!
CE: We don’t always drive you crazy.
Me: [laughing] Yes you do, all the time.
CE: Not on holidays we don’t.

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One of the benefits of having kids is being able to tease them. Come on…you know you love it too! An old standby for Hubby and I is the “What’s for Dinner” conversation. It goes something like:
child: What’s for dinner?
parent: Food.
child: What kind of food?
parent: The kind you eat.
child: (sighs) I mean, [...]