There are times when I feel like I have to make a sudden noise to recall the kids back to this world from whatever world hypnotized them into forgetting their own names and believing that whatever they were just doing was okay. My daughter was swinging her spaghetti noodles around like a lasso and would not respond when I repeatedly called her name. Needing to get her attention quickly to prevent a disaster, I quickly slapped my hand against the surface of the dinner table. Apparently she thought this was an effective technique because, only a few minutes later, she did the same thing to me when trying to get me to let her down from her booster seat during dinner. She looked very stern. My first thought was, "Is that what I looked like?" My second thought was that I should immediately comply before she hurt me.
Thankfully, I snapped out of it and remembered that I was the parent. I think a new attention-getting technique is in order.
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