Overheard

Lately all I hear out of the kids' mouths is: I know.

To which I tell them, yes, but what you know and what you do are two different things. (I don't quite think they understand what that means.) I also told them that I'd rather them say, "Yes, Mom" or "Yes, Dad" instead of "I know." A friend of mine recommended those words after her daughter was saying similar things.

So this morning, after I gathered the kids' clothes from upstairs, I overheard Riley telling Jeremy that I had his clothes. He told her, "I know."

And then I heard Riley say, "No, you're supposed to say, yes, Riley."

At least I know she's listening to some of the things I say.