{"id":33131,"date":"2006-08-02T11:17:12","date_gmt":"2006-08-02T11:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pat-matthews.com\/stories\/2006\/08\/02\/the-tables-are-turned\/"},"modified":"2006-08-02T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2006-08-02T11:17:12","slug":"the-tables-are-turned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pat-matthews.com\/stories\/2006\/08\/02\/the-tables-are-turned\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tables Are Turned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few things are as satisfying as watching your toddler be fed a taste of his own medicine. The other day I was in the kitchen when I heard the two boys playing together. C wanted to pretend<\/a> that he was the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, and he wanted his little brother to join in the game. <\/p>\n

“Okay, now say ‘Oh!’”. He pointed to his chest. “I’m the Beast!” <\/p>\n

I think the “Oh!” was supposed to be a gasp of surprise, but N didn’t get that. He just nodded and said “Oh, I’m the Beast!”<\/p>\n

“No, I’m the Beast! Say ‘Oh!’”<\/p>\n

“Oh, I’m the Beast!”<\/p>\n

“No, I’m <\/em>the Beast! Say ‘oh!’”<\/p>\n

“Oh, I’m the Beast!”<\/p>\n

Now C was getting frustrated. I could tell because his voice went up an octave. “No, I’m the Beast<\/em>!”<\/p>\n

“Oh, I’m the Beast!”<\/p>\n

This was too much. C shouted at his little brother, “No! I’m the Beast! Just say ‘Oh!’”<\/p>\n

N smiled and sang out “Oh-oh-oh-oh” and did a little dance, stomping his feet and shaking his hands. It was kind of like his pizza dance<\/a>, actually.<\/p>\n

C wailed “Noooooo!”<\/p>\n

He looked over at me to try to get some help, but I was laughing too hard. I did manage to gasp out a “Oh, I’m the Beast!” between chuckles.<\/p>\n

“Noooooo!”<\/p>\n

Heh, heh, heh. I’m sure I’ll pay for that some day, but it was totally worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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