See what happens when you teach children new words?
They use them.
“Melody needs to lift up her countenance,” Natasha said matter-of-factly this morning.
Melody’s current M.O. is to dissolve in cries and screams when she’s scolded for misbehavior. It’s gotten real old really fast.
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I made sure I used the same phrase on Natasha the next time I had occasion to. I don’t want [...]