the boy: huh?
me: instead of saying, "huh?" it's better to say, "pardon?"
the boy: pardon?
me: yes. it's just the more polite way of asking someone to repeat what they said. it sounds nicer.
the boy: (something indiscernable)
me: huh?
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| on the ferry to victoria last weekend |
so much for leading by example.
i often find myself where i eat not my foot but my whole limb. Later on you realize they were listening even though it did not sink in then.
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lol i have some experience in this already. humility lessons are rampant in parenthood, aren't, they? sigh.
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