As one of his assignments Corwin had to write down things about himself and his family, including “one interesting thing about your family”. I suggested that he note that his Dad was the smartest, handsomest, and gosh darn best liked person in the continental USA. Failing that, that his Uncle Evil is number one on Google when you search for “uncle evil”. He eventually settled on flying rockets and playing paintball, which are OK I guess but don’t really show me off to best advantage.
Charles brought home a worksheet he filled out at school about what he thought about his class. One item was “My biggest fear about this class is” to which he answered “not de understand” which he eventually translated for us as “not be understood”. He still struggles with his diction and even Mom and I have trouble understanding him now and then. This naturally makes him upset, worsening his diction in a viscous cycle that never ends well. On the other hand, his other answers were a bit more upbeat —