My oldest son has a bad habit of saying Uh Huh to just about everything. It drives me nuts and I can never get him to stop outside of smacking him like a bad, bad donkey.
Until...
Last night we played Viva Topo which is a game about mice trying to get as much cheese for their family before the cat eats them.
Later that night my 5 year old wanted me to tell him a story. He wanted a story about cats and mice from the game we played earlier.
So I made up a story about two young mice trying to get lasagna from the refrigerator before Garfield gets them. They want lasagna because they are tired of eating cheese. It of course means sneaking out while Anye and I are sleeping.
Fast forward...
My oldest mouse son does nothing the whole story but say Uh Huh to everything the youngest says to him. My oldest was embarrassed and annoyed. WIN! Do I really sound like that... hell ya. You sound like an idiot.
Sometimes you have to hear yourself to understand.
I wonder what annoying things I say...