{"id":626,"date":"2010-07-10T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-10T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=626"},"modified":"2010-07-10T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2010-07-10T22:14:09","slug":"knock-knock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/knock-knock\/","title":{"rendered":"Knock, knock"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So, while Alex says that he likes school, getting him to practice reading is like pulling teeth from the inflamed gums of a carnivorous mammal who once had an impacted tooth extracted with no meds when he thought he was going to get a sanguine treat.<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, he needs the practice.<\/p>\n

In addition to mild bribery, I have been looking for other incentives. I think I found one that works.<\/p>\n

The chalkboard wall. I wrote him a letter which he actually read with me without making faces, pouting or otherwise threatening a breakdown of some sort. Hmm.<\/p>\n

I have learned through this that Alex is rather discerning about his knock knock jokes.<\/p>\n

I will draw full-scale comics on his wall if that’s what it takes for him to break the reading code.<\/p>\n

A mama’s gotta do what a mama’s gotta do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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