"Air quotes"

Several years ago I treated a great kid. Due to confidentially issues, I will call him Bob. Bob was one awesome dude. He was fun to treat and his therapy time usually was full of laughter.

He was developmentally delayed and had a speaking voice somewhat like Shaggy's from Scoobie Doo,  expect it was a deep voice. Bob was tall and his limbs were loooooong.

When I was pregnant with my first baby, I had terrible morning sickness all day long. Just the mention of certain foods would make me ill.  Bob knew this.  He also knew that I hate mayo.  He would tell me, "Miss Lindy I know you will get sick so I won't say the m-word."

Bob had a hilarious habit of using air quotes.  You know, when the speaker uses the pointer and index fingers of each hand to make quotation marks in the air.

However, due to Bob's language impairment, he didn't understand how to correctly use them. Here are some of my favorite things he said using air quotes:

How are "you" today Miss Lindy?

I "guess" I will do my work now.

It is "raining" outside!

"Today" is going to be good.

I tried to fix it.  I really did. But his persistent use of air quotes was too great.  I never got that fixed.