Sweetheart G: Mom, there was this flower and it had a one of those huge things that sticks way out from the middle.
me: Like a hibiscus?
Sweetheart G: It wasn't a hibiscus.
me: But was the stamen like a hibiscus?
Sweetheart G: It wasn't a hibiscus.
me: Should I just start saying "uh-huh" instead of words when you talk to me? Would that be easier than my joining in?
Sweetheart G: It wasn't a hibiscus.
me: uh-huh.
Sweetheart G: Knock that off, MOM!