What we have here is a failure to communicate

T: Which shirt do you want to wear?
J: Hippo Explorer!
T: Hippo Explorer is dirty. Pick a shirt from the drawer.
J: Hippo!

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T: Which pants do you want to wear?
J: No!
T: You need pants. These ones?
J: No! No pants!
T: Ok. Do you want shorts instead?
J: Yes. Shorts.
T: Ok. These ones?
J: No.
T: Which ones?
J: Ummm ... I want these ones.
T: Those are pants.
J: Yeah. I want pants.

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T: Don't bang the swing.
J: How come?
T: Because N is sleeping in the swing.
J: But I'm just hammering.
T: Don't hammer the swing!
J: How come?
T: Because N is sleeping there!!
J: But I need to hammer.
T: Not the swing!!
J: How come?
T: BECAUSE I SAID NOT TO HAMMER THE SWING!!!!!

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J: Look! Rocks!
T: Rocks are outdoor toys, J.
J: Oh.
T: Why are they inside, J?
J: I don't know.
T: Rocks are outdoor toys. Put them outside, J.
J: I'm gonna put them in my school bus.
T: Then your school bus will be an outdoor toy, too.
J: I'm gonna put them in my school bus.
T: They go outside, J.
J: I'm gonna put them in my school bus.
T: Put them outside, J.
J: I'm gonna put them in my school bus.
T: I told you to put them outside; now, put them outside!
J: I'm gonna put them in my school bus.
T: If you put them in your school bus, I'll put the whole bus outside.
J: There! They're in my school bus.
T: I'm putting your school bus outside.
J: How come?

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J: I'm sick!
T: Yes, I know.
J: I got a runny nose.
T: Yes, you do. Let me wipe it for you.
J: Can I play outside?
T: No, J. You're sick.
J: But I'm not sick.

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T: Do you need to pee?
J: No.
T: Tell me if you need to pee, so you can go in the potty.
J: Okay.
T: Are you sure you don't need to pee?
J: I don't need to.
T: You're sure?
J: I'm sure.
T: Ok. As long as you're sure.
J: I peed all over the couch!

(Note: At least it's the leather couch, so it just wipes right off.)