The other night Ellie walked in while I was talking to a waitress in a restaurant placing our drink orders.  She interrupted the conversation, loudly, asking for (ahhm, demanding), “Nilk!”   After I completed our order, I turned to Ellie and said, “When Mama is talking with someone, please don’t interrupt with shouting.  Remember, good manners are no shouting.”  Ellie completed the list – she is very familiar with it – “And no whining, and no fussing, and no screaming, and no yelling.  Right, Mom?”

Yes, Honey, you are catching on!

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