Genetic Listening

It feels like there is no use trying to ask anything of our kids. Oddly, they can hear us when what we have to say involves treats, but that's about it. This evening, my wife asked me to get something for her and told me where it was--in her purse.  I came back with something I found when looking in her diaper bag. She simply asked, "Did you hear me?" Funny, I don't know how many times I ask my two oldest the same question each day. Perhaps its genetic.