This morning, as the boys and I were eating our breakfast, I noticed my oldest son getting more and more frustrated. Finally, he exploded.<\/p>\n
“Will you stop it, already?” he shouted at his brother.<\/p>\n
“Stop what?” I asked. “All he’s doing is chewing.” He was, too. His mouth was so packed full of cereal he looked like a chipmunk. “You can’t yell at him for chewing.”<\/p>\n
“Every time I ask him a question, he fills his mouth with food.” my oldest son said. “It’s so frustrating!”<\/p>\n
“Oh. Yeah, that would be frustrating.”<\/p>\n
By now, the little chewer\u00a0had managed to swallow. “No I don’t,” he said with his fake innocent face. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”<\/p>\n
“Okay,” my oldest\u00a0said, gesturing with his hands and clearly trying to keep himself under control. “All I want to know is – ”<\/p>\n
His little brother lifted a spoon full of cereal, smiled, and stuffed it in his mouth.<\/p>\n
“AAAAAHHHHHH!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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