Over a decade ago, when I first saw my not-yet-husband interact with his five-year-old nephew, they were playing “I love you more than.” The game pingponged back and forth, each analogy wilder and crazier than the last. When my husband said, “I love you more than a lake full of Pepsi,” the game was over. […]
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What 6-year-old Twins Think of Their Mother
I took myself out for lunch on Mother’s Day. I took my children, too, since my husband had to work. Because I had dreams of a grown-up lunch, the restaurant I chose wasn’t a place that had a children’s menu or a tablecloth you could draw on. As a result, I was stuck entertaining my […]
Mother’s Day, by the Numbers
5: Time my husband left the house for work (a.m.). 7: Time my children let me sleep in until. 2: Homemade gifts received. 2: Homemade cards. 3: Beds my kids made without me asking, begging, or threatening. 2: Rooms my kids cleaned without me asking, begging, or threatening. 1: Slice of cold toast I ate, […]
Kids, Humor, and Writing
THE PREAMBLE Sometimes I think I’m funny. Then I read Chase McFadden’s blog, Some Species Eat Their Young, and think he’s funny. Then I come across some writing by my kids or someone else’s kids and think they’re funny. Because they are. And, while Chase and I try to be funny (sometimes too hard), kids […]
5 Great Memories of Mother’s Day Tea
I have to admit that I’m usually a skeptic about organized events for children. Whether it’s a birthday party, a visit to Santa Claus, or a play date, I feel like a tourist plopped into a foreign country without a travel guide. I was equally skeptical about the Mother’s Day Tea that was organized at […]