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"I watched the stench age him." - classic !

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thanks Jaap, that was my fave bit too

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That part really got me - best laugh I’ve had all day. And that’s no small achievement as it includes some good laughs at my wife’s excellent mock translations of what our baby is trying to say.

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Thanks Eric! That certainly sounds like stiff competition. What kind of stuff is that baby saying?

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Haha, I can’t even remember what her translations were that morning. Wish I’d written it down. Probably something along the lines of demanding me to mech suit her outside to eat leaves off the maple tree. It wasn’t that but gives the general idea.

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haha that sounds plain adorable!

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I laughed so much, I nearly...

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A well worded joy for us who didn’t have to go through what you did 😂

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haha I followed through for you, for all of you, each and every one of you. Not on this occasion, but I've since fostered a unique ability to enjoy my embarrassment in real-time. That's my secret to happiness

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Thank you so much for pointing me to this one! Absolutely hilarious! Lines like "Each slap of trainer on stone sent a tremor up through my organs, loosening the mudslide. The carefree 80’s cheese in my headphones was in discord with my desperation. I needed this." had me rolling!

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Thanks very much! and thanks for letting me know

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Fantastic-Oh! 🧡

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Thank you Stella!

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Liking this seems wrong but I do...

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haha this is a safe space!

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I love that that family have the opposite end of your fragrant tale to tell. I wonder how much sharing of it went on in the playgrounds. Haha. Their mistake.

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haha I'm not sure who got the shittier end of the stick

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vivid.

😎

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Thanks Papadas!

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