I don't know where he learned it, but my 4-year old son has picked up the interjection "ahem". Now, along with "Actually dad, I'm not a robot, I'm a boy..." I get to hear, "Ahem, dad, this is my firetruck." I blame television.
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1 comment:
That's still not as good as when he says 'member?, even when he's telling you something for the first time. I blame you for that one, or at least Hüsker Dü.
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