If we give him time to get ready, he may get worked up in his head and come up with all sorts of comments that he thinks will be clever but will come off as rude.
I say ambush. And we can do something, like throw snowballs at a tree, or try skating on the pond, because it's always much easier to get on with someone when you're doing something fun than if you just have to walk and come up with conversation. Boys can be so bad at that sort of thing.
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If we give him time to get ready, he may get worked up in his head and come up with all sorts of comments that he thinks will be clever but will come off as rude.
I say ambush. And we can do something, like throw snowballs at a tree, or try skating on the pond, because it's always much easier to get on with someone when you're doing something fun than if you just have to walk and come up with conversation. Boys can be so bad at that sort of thing.