My son is a smart aleck at age 4 1/2. I couldn't help snickering when I heard the following exchange. Chris was trying to correct Theo for messing with the blinds in the kitchen (something that he's been told many times not to do--they're already broken, and we don't want them further broken).
Chris: Theo, do not touch the blinds. You know not to touch those. If you touch them again, you get a five-minute timeout.
Theo: [Silence]
Chris: Did you hear me?
Theo: Yes.
Chris: What did I say? [It's sometimes crucial to have Theo repeat what you've said, because things often go in one ear and out the other.]
Theo: You said, 'Blah biddy blah blah...'
Well, that's what he heard, anyway....
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