me to Jessica: I love you
Jessica: okay
me: hey Jess, I love you
Jessica: okay
me: Jess, I love you
Jessica (a little more annoyed): okay
me (drawn out): I love you
Jessica: okay Mom, you can quit saying 'I love you' now
me (so happy): oh, you said it. You love me.
a little later
me to Jacob: hey Jacob, I love you
Jacob (annoyed from the start) sighs
me: Jacob, I love you
Jacob groans
me: hey Jacob, I love you
Jacob sighs, groans, and rolls his eyes
me (cheerfully following after him): how do you get me to quit saying it?
Jacob heaves a big exasperated sigh
I'm SO good at torturing them
even later
me to Michael: I love you
Michael: okay
me: Michael, I love you
Michael: okay
me: I love you
Michael: oh
me: hey Michael, I love you
Michael: you sound like a badly recorded MP3 format audio file ... formerly known as a broken record