From the Archives: Who's on Surp?

Originally posted in April, 2005, when Jane was nine, Rose was six, and Beanie was four.

I was cleaning the bathroom this morning when Jane came in to ask me how to pronounce the word "usurp." She had seen it in print a number of times but wasn't sure how to say it. I told her, and then Rose wanted to know what it meant. So I gave some examples, including: "Or let's say you're sitting on my lap and I send you to get a tissue, and while you're up, one of your sisters climbs in your place."

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