July 2040
"AppaaaAaaAAAaaaaa!" Minam whined.
"Wae?" Minho called from the kitchen.
"I can't do it!" Minam pouted.
Minho sighed, going over to the bedroom.
Minam was sitting at his desk, kicking his feet.
"What's wrong?" Minho sighed.
"I don't know this!" Minam whined, throwing his head down onto the desk.
Minho bent over beside him. "You do know this. You had this homework yesterday, and you understood it just fine."
"Well, I don't today....." Minam pouted, tears filling up his eyes.
Minho was getting frustrated. "Why do you always do this? You know something perfectly well and then suddenly you decide that you "forget" how to do it!" He scolded harshly.
"Appa, I can't remember." Minam sniffled defensively.
Minho stood up straight. "Stop whining. Right now."
Minam slumped back into his seat.
"You know how to do it. You're just making excuses. Finish it right now, and don't move until you're done." Minho said.
Minam's lip trembled, and the tears rolled down his cheeks.
Minho sighed again, not knowing what to do.
It seemed like nothing was working. Minam would do this sporadically whenever he decided he didn't want to do his homework.
And nothing seemed to work to counter it.
Minho had spanked him several times when he acted up like this, and while it made him sit still in his chair, it didn't actually put an end to his behaviour for good. Minam was starting to seem unhappy and anxious about doing homework, which, despite what some may think, was actually very concerning to Minho.
He was getting fed up with the whining and the lack of cooperation.
There had to be something he was missing.
But Mirae also couldn't figure out why Minam couldn't just sit still and do his homework every day like he was supposed to.
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"Annyeong hyung." Hyunjin said as he answered his phone.
"Annyeong Hyunjin-ah..." Minho said in a falsely cheery voice.
"Say hi to Samchon." Hyunjin said to the kids as he put Minho on speaker phone.
"Annyeonghasaeyo Samchon!" Poppy called.
"Hi Samchon." Juno said.
Teddie was off in the other room.
"Hi. How are my niece and nephew?" Minho asked.
"Good." They both replied.
"How are MY niece and nephew?" Hyunjin asked.
Minho sighed. "Minyeo is good... Minam is... well... He's being difficult. I actually wanted to ask you something about it."
Hyunjin cleared his throat. "Just a second, hyung." He said, putting his phone on mute.
He jumped up from the couch. "YES!" He cheered, doing a dramatic victory dance.
Poppy started giggling.
Juno rolled his eyes with a smirk.
Poppy jumped up to dance with Hyunjin.
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Our Family
Ficción General*Sequel* What would it be like to be the patriarch of a family of eight boys? Christopher knows all too well. His parents were out of the picture at a young age, and since then, he's been in charge of the family. He's raised his brothers as if they...
