The Table Is Not For Climbing On

And the computer is NOT a toy!

Nor is my new mouse.

Thank you.

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Oh – and just by the way –

mercury thermometers

are not for playing with.

You might break it,

and then the mercury

will spill all over the floor.

Good thing I can manage

two days without it, huh?

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Oh – and books –

even spiral-bound books –

are for reading,

not for taking the spirals out of.

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You are one tough two-year-old.

Hopefully, soon, you will get over

your contradictory phase

and start playing with real toys,

instead of everything I tell you

NOT to play with.

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In the meantime,

we love you.

Always have,

and always will.

.

So stay with us

for a very long time.*

Well, at least until

you grow up,

get married,

and have your own kids

who will drive you (and your wife) nuts.

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*Do any of you know the book “Koala Lou, I DO love you”?