The other night our six year old son was going around offering to scratch the backs of each family member with a back scratcher our ten year old got at a school activity.
After doing a great job of scraping the skin off mine, I suggested he go ask if his Dad wanted a back scratch.
"Dad!" he exclaimed, as he dashed to find him. "Dad, can I scratch your back?"
"Sure," my husband replied.
"Well, you'll have to lift up your shirt so I can scratch it on your skin."
Knowing darn well that my husband does not particularly like scratching on skin, I was curious at what the response would be.
"Son," I heard him reply, "How about if you just scratch my back with my shirt down. I really don't like being scratched on my bare skin."
And there was a few second of silence before I heard our son respond with such awe, "Dad, I didn't know you had bear skin!"
It's the little things that make life worth living. =)
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