The thing about kids is, I don\u2019t really care for them. They\u2019re fine one-on-one, and I\u2019m quite fond of all my grandchildren, but when you get several of them together, they lose their minds and become little more than feral banshees. They like to repeat sounds and words, over and over, like psychotic Buddhist monks on a meth-infused bender. It\u2019s exhausting and pushes my addled brain to the limits of human composure.<\/p>
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