> I have seen young children act that way, say, when daddy comes home from work. They haven't seen him all day, and they drop whatever they're doing and go running out enthusiastically with cries of "DADDY! DADDY's HOME!"
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> Too bad they all seem to grow out of that.

I haven't grown out of it. I STILL do that when Daddy comes home.

Mi"grow up? Where's the fun in that?"a