i got up and hugged both his sisters and then watched the kids run around the kitchen with their sorely needed surplus of noise and movement , excited molecules bouncing against each other and shouting , `` you 're it no you 're it no i was it but then i tagged you you did n't tag me you missed me well i 'm tagging you now no dumb butt it 's a time-out daniel do not call your brother a dumb butt mom if i 'm not allowed to use that word how come you just used it dumb butt dumb butt , '' and then , chorally , dumb butt dumb butt dumb butt dumb butt , and at the table gus 's parents were now holding hands , which made me feel better .