Open Communication

(Recently, talking on the phone at our house has turned into quite the competition between the one on the phone & Paton. He would prefer that you give your attention to him instead of the person you are talking to on the phone. So, we have really been emphasizing that he should not scream, talk, etc. while we are on the phone). So, one night after dinner, Paton said, "Daddy, can I talk to you now." Trying to be sensitive to our son, & thinking that I don't ever want to have a teenager that chooses not to talk to me, I answered, "Paton, you may always talk to me". So he responds, "Daddy, can I talk to you when you are on the phone?" He set me up!