I had to do some serious editing of the audio files I recorded last night. If I included the entire 20 minutes I would have to explain to the people who have never met us “Chris is not mean, he sounds really mean but the audio files do not show the smile on his face and Maddie’s. Yes he made a comment about lead poisioning and no he was not serious” etc. etc.
Those of you who know Chris can probably imagine the scene – Chris was trying to teach Maddie to count to ten using UNO cards. He was also trying to teach her the rules of WAR, the classic card game that I played when I was young but not as young as Maddie. Chris was determined and extremely persistent. Maddie is two and was not interested. She was only interested in playing her own game called “I-N-N-O-P”. Don’t ask because I don’t understand it either. While Chris was explaining why his 6 trumped her 2 she was explaining that we should hush up and watch her point to the cards. Pointing to the cards is a strategic move in the competetive game of “I-N-N-O-P”.Â
