I could see on Jamie’s face that he wasn’t planning on obeying me. So when he stepped out of the room and I heard the tell-tale tinkle of the forbidden toy, I said in my you’re-in-trouble-voice: “Jamie! Put the toy down.”
He came back into the room, looking astonished. “How many eyes do you have, Mummy?”
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