Magic Word

I am desperately trying to teach my boys please and thank you manners, but I am finding we need constant reminders.  Doing exactly what I hated my parents doing, I am pretty annoyingly consistent at not answering a request until they are used.  So tonight at dinner, Spencer, strapped into the high chair, finishes his dinner and says,"Mommy, I want out." Being just like my father, I say, "You want out, what?" He looks at me questioningly, so I give him a hint.  "What is the magic word Spencer?"  He says,"Mommy, I want out choo-choo." I guess everyone has their own magic word.