“Arddun, please put on your socks and boots. We’re going out soon.”
“I can’t! I’m dead. The dinosaur bit me.”
“The dinosaur bit you?”
“Yes.” [Lies down on couch slowly]. “The dinosaur bit me. I’m dead.”
“Oh dear. Alright, when you come back to life, can you please put on your socks and boots?”
“…”
“Arddun?”
“…”
“Arddun!”
(Sits up, indignant.) “I’m still sleeping!”
“Okay, but I want you to put on your socks and boots, please. I’ll give you two minutes. After that, you have to come back to life and put on your socks and boots. Understand?”
(Goes back to “sleep”)
“Say ‘Yes Mummy’ if you understand.”
“Yes, Mummy.”
Finding The Happy 
12 June 2015 at 4:35 am
As a father of four Chevelle, many times over the years I have kicked myself for not writing down the brilliant, funny, wonderful lines our four children have provided at the time they were uttered. Had we done so, we would have had enough delightful material by the time they all turned 18 to simply publish them in a best-selling book! Since you have already become such a faithful chronicler of “All Things Yummy & Mummy”, it appears you are well on your way to just such a book. Hope you give it some thought. Blessings.