{"id":33101,"date":"2005-08-26T12:36:54","date_gmt":"2005-08-26T12:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pat-matthews.com\/stories\/2005\/08\/26\/a-tradition-gone-wrong\/"},"modified":"2005-08-26T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2005-08-26T12:36:54","slug":"a-tradition-gone-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pat-matthews.com\/stories\/2005\/08\/26\/a-tradition-gone-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"A tradition gone wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

N started doing a very odd thing this past weekend, and it has taken me this long (about 5 days) to figure it out.<\/p>\n

Let’s see if you do any better.<\/p>\n

Our neighborhood has a community pool, which we go to fairly frequently. It was at the end of one such visit that N came running over to me, grabbed my big toe and said "AAAAaahhhhhh" with a really big smile.<\/p>\n

I smiled down at him, a little uncertainly, and looked at J. She appeared not to notice. Suspecting myself to be the victim of some complicated practical joke<\/a>, I kept my silence.<\/p>\n

Since then, every time I’ve been in the den with my shoes off (which isn’t very often), N has come running over to grab my big toe, smile, and say "AAAaaaahhhhh!"<\/p>\n

It’s the weirdest thing, and I’ve been going crazy trying to figure it out. Yesterday, it hit me as I was saying goodbye – and that’s a pretty big hint. Figured it out?<\/p>\n

If so, you’re quicker than I am.<\/p>\n

You see, he has taken one of our traditions<\/a>, and changed it. Some might even say "twisted it".<\/p>\n

"Toe love"? Blech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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