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...but then I talk to them all the time. The oldest of the 3 is 15 and losing her hearing, but she can read sign language pretty well. The 12-year-old is super empathetic and responds well to guilt trips--I know. I'm awful. The youngest one is 5 years old and knows exactly how long she can get by with a bad behavior--but she knows when she hears the words, "I'm talking to you," it's time to abandon the bad behavior and ask for forgiveness. They are amazing creatures. I told my 12-year-old today that in all the world I was the one who loved him the most. I told him this in multiple ways--I was trying to get him to eat his dinner. It took some sweet talking, but he ate almost all his dinner. I also told him, if I ever decided to believe in God, he would be the reason. I'm not sure if he understood that, but he did finish the last few bites of his supper after I told him that.