the other homeschool moms assure me he'll grow out of this

In the meantime, it's awfully funny.

The Scientist, red-faced, almost crying with frustration, very loudly proclaimed: "ARRRGGGHHHH!"

Me: "What's wrong?"

The Scientist: "I'm TRYING to write a ONE! SENTENCE! SUMMARY of this PASSAGE but IT'S TOO HARD! And I'll NEVER BE DONE BY BEDTIME! I'M GOING TO MISS DINNER! THERE'S ALWAYS TOO MUCH WORK TO DO! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO REWRITE THIS WHOLE STORY INTO ONE SENTENCE?!"

Me: "What happened in the passage?"

Scientist: "THE ENGLISH EAST INDIA TRADING COMPANY TOOK OVER INDIA!"