What's The Word I'm Looking For?

[Luna]

When a child is acting like he cannot do something that you know darn well he can do...acting like he doesn't understand what you're talking about but he does...what is the word?
Junior is trying to put on his pants by shoving his feet into the ankles, as I'm explaining his feet need to go in at the waist. He has put on pants before. He knows how. In my mind I'm thinking "you're just being obtuse", but I looked it up and that's not the right word.
If there is no word for this, I'm going to make one up.

[MissAnn]

When a child is acting like he cannot do something that you know darn well he can do...acting like he doesn't understand what you're talking about but he does...what is the word?
Junior is trying to put on his pants by shoving his feet into the ankles, as I'm explaining his feet need to go in at the waist. He has put on pants before. He knows how. In my mind I'm thinking "you're just being obtuse", but I looked it up and that's not the right word.
If there is no word for this, I'm going to make one up.

Actor? Liar? Putting on a show? I can't do it boy? Nah.

[My3cents]

When a child is acting like he cannot do something that you know darn well he can do...acting like he doesn't understand what you're talking about but he does...what is the word?
Junior is trying to put on his pants by shoving his feet into the ankles, as I'm explaining his feet need to go in at the waist. He has put on pants before. He knows how. In my mind I'm thinking "you're just being obtuse", but I looked it up and that's not the right word.
If there is no word for this, I'm going to make one up.

indifferent, defiant ???

[Luna]

Pretending stupidity? There has got to be a word! It's a family trait! If I end up making up a word, I'll use their family name ::

[daycarediva]

I have a family that straight faced told me their kid has 'genetic laziness'.

Stubborn? Willful? Defiant? A stinker? A scorch? obnoxious?

[Lucy]

Insolent?

[TwinKristi]

Obstinate?

[FCCarmyprovider]

Festicious. He was being festicious.

[melilley]

Pretending stupidity? There has got to be a word! It's a family trait! If I end up making up a word, I'll use their family name ::

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[spinnymarie]

Learned helplessness

[WImom]

Learned helplessness

Yep!! I have one of these kids here - Monday's are the worst!!

[MamaBearCanada]

In England we would have called that "Playing dumb (ignorant)"

Feigning ignorance?

[AfterSchoolMom]

"Dense" is the word I use for that.

[daycare]

I have a family that straight faced told me their kid has 'genetic laziness'.

Stubborn? Willful? Defiant? A stinker? A scorch? obnoxious?

No you didn't so did I. Wish I could find the post from back in the day. I had a family tell me the same exact thing.
Hahahahahahahahahaa

[Evansmom]

Learned helplessness

This is what I call it too.