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Comment author: James_Miller 23 February 2015 06:53:42PM 0 points [-]

He is occasionally openly rebellious on a small scale. I suspect that being rebellious towards parents is a terminal value for many 10-year-old boys.

If he persists, put your foot down -- but be really clear that it's for the intent to annoy you, rather than because he's asking questions in an attempt to honestly understand something.

Good idea.

Comment author: Lumifer 23 February 2015 06:58:07PM 0 points [-]

I suspect that being rebellious towards parents is a terminal value for many 10-year-old boys.

I suspect it's a more important terminal value for 11-year-old boys, and yet more important for 12-year-olds... :-/

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