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in his man cave, then served him a childlike breakfast—Mickey

Mouse-shaped pancakes in a sippy cup. I presented him with a chore chart and new house rules: all screens off by 9 p.m. sharp,

and if he misbehaved, a timeout corner. I stuck to my plan, even giving him dinosaur-shaped sandwiches and praising him like a child for every little task.

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