This episode is dedicated to my neighbor’s screaming children. Learn how to describe the little monsters in this episode. 

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Josephine: Hello. 

Ray: Hi, Josephine, it’s Ray. We have a meeting today at 10 a.m. and I was wondering if you would mind if I brought my kids with me. Their babysitter didn’t show up. 

Josephine: Oh, sure. That’s no problem. Your children are so well-behaved. Even at their age, they have impeccable manners. 

Ray: Well, they’re not always little angels, but they’re not too much of a handful, thank goodness. 

Josephine: You know what they say: Girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice... 

Ray: It is probably a little easier with two girls. I feel sorry for my mother who raised six boys. 

Josephine: Six boys! 

Ray: Yeah, and before we were born, my father thought that children should be seen but not heard. Was he in for [bad word] awakening! We were all very [bad word]  Imagine six boys only one year apart. We got yelled at a lot for being naughty. 

Josephine: But that’s how boys are, aren’t they? Girls are different. They’re quiet, sweet, and even- tempered. What’s that noise? 

Ray: That noise is my daughters creating [bad word] fighting tooth and nail over a toy. So much for quiet, sweet, and even-tempered!