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UP! 11  Journal by zedmelon This morning we had breakfast and
bought dog food. When we arrived at the checkout counter, the
girl who helped us had a--forgive me if there is a more
politically correct term--lazy eye.  Zed Junior, who is 23
months old, saw her and said "EYE!." He's not capable of
producing many sentences beyond two or three words yet, and for
more than one, it's got to be a more familiar subject. In an
attempt to redirect, Zedette looked down at the packet of
birthday cards in Junior's hand and said, "Yes, that's Shrek's
eye."  I wasn't looking directly at my son, but peripheral
vision told me he was watching where the cart was going, not his
hands; I'm 99.3% certain he was not looking at the card when he
said that. Of course, the girl ignored it (hopefully didn't hear
it, but that's also very doubtful given Junior's vocal volume).
This is partially a rant, but more