Joe has a new favorite game, basically you look through one of his car magazines, and on each page, he selects 2-3 favorites, and then you pick YOUR favorites. But see, you CAN’T pick the …
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this is my favorite
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your train
Joe: this train is for Dad and me and Bobbie. Here’s our beds and this part’s where we keep the toys. Me: Where am I? Joe: You’re on the other train. I pulse with guilt …
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where they are
One minute I’m walking to rehearsal and I feel my feet on planet earth and it’s one foot in front of the other, a leisurely point three miles downtown, twelve minutes door to door, but …
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a Mother of a Weekend
Popped home for 72 hours to see the kids! I accidentally let Bob drink a bottle of lemon extract, or at least dump it all over herself, and spent our first AM together on the …
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Santa
Morrison worries that we’ve wrapped presents that we say are from Santa in the same paper that we use to wrap presents that we say are from us, because Joe might be onto us, but …
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Hide and Poop
Joe’s favorite game right now is Hide and Seek but he’s very bad at it and it’s my favorite thing. He says I’M GOING TO HIDE RIGHT HERE! COME AND FIND ME! or tells me …
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sweets
Joe’s halloween candy still hangs in a bag by the door, he’s forgotten about it, doesn’t want it. Yesterday he started crying at a birthday party, mama I don’t want birthday cake, I’m not hungry, …
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Questions
Mama, which car do you want to drive? What’s the moon going to be for Halloween? Do I make you happy? Is he a kid or a people? Does Santa bring all the presents? Does …
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Timers
All day we’re setting timers for Joe, five minutes until it’s time to get ready for school, you can watch TV for ten more minutes then it’s time for dinner, you can play for three …
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Parenting Hack
If you have to take your toddler with you into a public bathroom, and don’t want them touching the toilet which they will definitely want to, hand them your phone while you pee. They will …