Little Miss Thing, age 7: “Can I bring my art kit into the restaurant? I’m going to be bored.”
Me: “No way you’ll be bored! I’ll be telling lots of funny stories and jokes.”
LMT: “Yeah, that’s what I mean.”
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Water Brush
Me: “Have you brushed your teeth yet?”
Little Miss Thing, age 7: “Yes.”
Danger Monkey, age 10: “No.”
Me: “Well, go do it right now, mister.”
DM: “Hey, where is the toothpaste?”
LMT: “I don’t know. I couldn’t find any.”
Me: “I thought you brushed your teeth?”
LMT: “Sometimes water is good enough.”
Me: “Uh… No.”
Growth Expense
Me: “I’m so proud that you kids are growing up and ordering full size entrées. It’s a big deal to move up from kids meals. It’s so cool to watch you mature into young adults with growing bodies and big appetites.”
(bill arrives for family of five)
Me: “Alright, back to kids meals next time.”
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