One of the reasons we wanted to have a second kid was that so Joe would cultivate independence, know that the world does not revolve around him, not that it’s impossible to teach this to …
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if you give a kid a sister
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his waffle
Today on why we had a second kid: Every morning when he wakes up, Joe gets a waffle. Simple, right? No. Hell no. Maybe it used to be? There was a time, oh, there was …
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mama’s water
Joe has never been a Mama’s boy, he belongs to each of us equally, if anything it’s Morrison that’s usually making him laugh while I’m frantically getting his lunch ready, googling his snot, finding him …
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helper guy
My new favorite thing that Joe runs around the house shouting is I’M A HELPER GUY!!!!!!!! While he WILL fly into a blind rage if you give him the wrong waffle or cheese, he’s kind …
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play with cars
All Joe really ever wants to do is play with cars, and you’d be surprised (or Not?) how quickly you run out of imaginary car content and scenarios. They can only stop at so many …
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A Year
2022! A year of making, I made 2 musicals and .75 of a person. Both musicals, which I love like children, were what one might call critically acclaimed, and when does that happen?! If never …
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His Dreams
I’m at the point where it hurts to both lift Joe, and also sit with him, and also bend down to his level, so he’s at the point where he’s kind of given up on …
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my lap
Joe, most of the time, his entire life: Me: Joe, do you wanna sit on my lap and read a book? Joe: NO Me: Do you want a hug? Joe: NO Me: Do you want …
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that guy
We are currently all kind of covered in puke because Joe ate too many fries yesterday? BEEN THERE, JOE! So let’s focus on a cute thing: Joe calls everyone whose name he does not know …
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Who is Santa
I’ve been wondering how exactly to start the magic Santa lie with Joe, like do you just start…casually weaving Santa into conversation? Is it a sit down serious talk? Is there an online workshop I …