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Whenever his daughter's actions (or inaction) fail any litmus test of logic, the writer quickly grow stern and sharp, Incredible-Hulking from Fun Papa to an ornery curmudgeon.

Whenever his daughter's actions (or inaction) fail any litmus test of logic, the writer quickly grow stern and sharp, Incredible-Hulking from Fun Papa to an ornery curmudgeon.

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Raymond Goh

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SINGAPORE – Confession: One of my biggest parenting mistakes, and a blunder I commit repeatedly, is expecting my daughter, JJ, to be a reasonable and lucid child at the tender age of eight.

Whenever her actions (or inaction) fail any litmus test of logic, I quickly grow stern and sharp, Incredible-Hulking from Fun Papa to an ornery curmudgeon.

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