The family is seated at the dining room table, having dinner.
The Boy: Let’s see who can be quiet the longest!
Dean Dad & The Wife, silently: Yessss!
TB: Ready? Go!
(pause)
DD makes googly eyes at The Boy.
TB: Ha! Daddy!
DD: You lose!
TB: Again! Ready? Go!
(pause)
DD pantomimes impassioned nose-picking.
TB: Ha! Daddy!
DD: I win again!
TB: Ready? Go!
(pause)
TB pulls his ears forward and opens his eyes wide, looking like Bat-Boy from the Weekly World News
DD: (snarf)
TB: I win!
DD: Good one.
TB: Ready? Go!
(pause)
TB makes the exact same Bat-Boy face again.
DD: Ha!
TB: I win!
DD: I’ve got a good one.
TB: Ready? Go!
(pause)
DD stands up and scratches one buttcheek.
TB: Gross! Daddy!
DD: Heh, heh, heh.
TB: Ready? Go!
(pause)
TB stands up, turns around, and scratches both cheeks with brio, smiling broadly.
DD: TB!
TB: I win!
DD: One more.
TB: Okay. Ready? Go!
The Girl burps.
Hilarity ensues.
The Wife reflects on some of her life choices.
I don’t even want to tell you how many years of formal education were represented at the table.
