“Sweetie, I figured out what you remind me of when you’re dancing. A chicken. You tuck your hands in, and then begin to flap. Then you start this pecking motion with your head. Now what you’re doing with the rest of your body, I don’t have that part figured out \u00a0yet….”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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