Mom, where’s that puddle stick Aunt Chelle gave me?
What? Where is it? What color is it?
It’s on the counter and it’s blue…
Come show me. Ohh…silly putty?
Yes. Silly putty.
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Mom, do we have any u-quips?
Any what?
Those things you put in my ears after the bath.
Q-tips?
Yes. Q-tips.
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(the next bath)
Mom, are you gonna put those corn chips in my ears?
Q-tips?
Yes. Q-tips.
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Mom, will you read me the constructions?
DEXTER:
Before bed and as soon as he wakes up, Dexter says “I want milk hot.”
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When he gets a boo boo, “Chiss it, mommy.”
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When he wants to lay with Theo, “I wan sungle with brudder.”
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When he wants us to sing to him, “Rock-a-bee-bee, mommy” or “Sing ABCB, mommy.”