Caller Bob Houdini Jr.

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My older son, who is six now, was like Houdini when he was a baby. At 18 months, he could climb out of his crib and climb over pressure gates. By two, he could unlock the locking gate at the top of the stairs, disable the lock on every cabinet and drawer, and turn doorknobs, which he could barely reach.

He was also very good at stacking whatever he could find, to reach high up spaces.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

He's incredibly bright now, at the top of his class. So i defiantly think it's a sign of creativity/drive or what not. So looking back I can't be mad...as much as it pissed me off back then.

Many years ago, I used to go over to a friend's house to play Madden and I'd typically bring over a case of Coors Light and he'd cover the food end of things. He had a daughter who was maybe 2 or 3 back then. After about a year or two of occasional stop overs, he tells me a story about his daughter asking him where "Jacket" was (that's what she called me.) He said something to the effect of Jacket's not here, and she said, "Why is his bag over there then?" while pointing to a case of Coors Light he had just brought in.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Reminds me of my little cousin at age 4 running to the basement refrigerator to get a "grandpa beer" (Old Style) or an "uncle beer" (Bud Light) whenever she'd see one of their cars pull into the driveway.

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That's a damn fine youngen.

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2018
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Oldest:
We live in an area that is rather un-diverse (read: 99.3% white). Once when in the Reading area, my wife and oldest were at Target after MLK day (and the simplified MLK explanation for kindergarten) and there was an African-American woman in the same aisle and my daughter head nods toward her and says to my wife, "We need to be nice to the brown skinned people." my wife: Me:

Middle child:
After the stupid 'Clowns trying to lure children' story. My wife explained to her that it was just kids who thought that was funny. She thought about it for a second and said, "I have a different type of comedy." She explained that she does silly things to make people laugh. Then, abruptly changing the subject, she said "I might be a vet when I grow up, so I can help sick animals. Or a doctor. Or be in the circus- because of my comedy."

Youngest:
Last summer at Disneyworld, we did the 1900 Fare character breakfast meal. My son was interested in seeing some of the people but had ABSOLUTELY no interest in Tigger. Tigger bounced over and my five year old son looked at him and said 'Nope. Move along.' Tigger was going to win him over and kept trying to engage and my son was just deadpanning him with a 'Nope.' or 'Not today.' Led to this photo that makes me laugh where Tigger is trying to get him to engage and my son is just completely ignoring him:
Eli and Tigger

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My daughter once shit in the tub but didn't seem to recognize her own turd. When she saw it, she started screaming and jumped out of the tub. I don't know why, but it made me laugh hysterically and I always chuckle when I think about it.

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Similar but not quite as disgusting. My daughter would be scared of the lint in her toes that came off when she took a bath. She'd try to swim away from them and also would scream bloody murder.

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Chus Jr the first dropped a deuce in the tub. He thought it was hilarious.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

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Little rsg pronounces "fox" as "fuck," and screams it emphatically every time. Maybe he saw one too many Bears games last fall.

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When my oldest daughter was around 4 years old we were at a store and she had to go to the bathroom. So I took her in the mens room. There was a man standing at the urinal going to the bathroom. My daughter proceeded to walk right up to him, smack him on the butt and ask him if he was going pee or poop.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Couple months ago I brought Jason Jr. --7--to the doctor for a checkup. He was playing with my phone and didn't let me answer it when a call came in, so I took it away. During the exam when it came time for the doc to ask him if he felt safe at home, the child looked at me and said "No." He then repeated it for accuracy!

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"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

I quoted my wife and daughter the line from Remember the Titans, "This is no democracy. It is a dictatorship. I am the law."

Then my wife said, "And I'm the dictator."

Then my daughter said, "Great, I'll be the ship!"

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When my daughter was 5 she came with us when my wife was getting an ultrasound that told us the sex if our third child her younger brother was 2 at the time and she really, really wanted a little sister. When the tech announced it was going to be another little brother she collapsed to the ground exclaiming "Worst day ever!"

Now that she's a teen we tease her a bit that at least her bad days aren't the worst day ever.