[Dean's World] Dean: Dean's Secret Super-Power: The Dad Voice

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Posted by Dean:
Dean's Secret Super-Power: The Dad Voice
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   You know, it's not entirely fair, but, my wife and I have noticed
   something recently.

   We have a 2 year old in the house. His name is Draco. And he has some
   annoying habits, as all 2 year olds do. His favorite game at the
   moment is to open and close doors and cabinets and refrigerators. He
   LOVES it. He'll open and shut a door or a cabinet, over and over and
   over again. "Slam! Slam! Slam! Slam!" He loves it. "Bam! Bam! Bam!"
   It's his favorite hobby.

   His mom can tell him over and over again to stop it, and he ignores
   her. But I can reach deep into my chest and rumble out a command:
   Draco, NO! Stop it!

   And he suddenly just stops.

   Indeed, recently he got really mad at me. He was opening and closing a
   cabinet door, over and over again, in a very loud manner. "Bam! Bam!
   Bam! Bam! Bam!"

   And I just said, "Draco, NO. STOP IT."

   He looked at me, and his eyes narrowed. He walked up to me as I sat
   there in my easy chair. He looked me right in the eye and said,
   "WAAAAH!" Then he walked off and did something else.

   The Dad Voice. The Super Power I didn't know I had.