A few days ago, in the car, Noah [4 years born] does a little bit of sarcastic parenting.

I gave Mara [2 years born] a timbit (for the uninitiated, tiny donut hole).

• Mara: ma-moe! [more]
• Me: If you eat some real food, you can have another.
• Mara: Oh! [no!] Ma-moe! [more!]
• Me: Nope, sorry.
• Mara: MAH-MOE!!!! MAH-MOE!!!! AHHHH!!!!
• Me: ...
• Mara: cries Mah-Moe! shriek Ma-Moe Ma-Moe!!!
• Noah: Mara, do you... do you... do you tink dat... dat yelling is going to get a timbit into your hand? Do you? Do you have a timbit in your hand now