Category: kids
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Especially Rejected
Always a risk that pushing your kids to be “polite” is going to backfire spectacularly.
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Never Speak of This
In retrospect having take-your-kid-to-work-day scheduled during the school year only makes it that much cooler: you also get to skip school!
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Situational Volume
They can definitely be loud, the challenge is getting it to happen at the appropriate times…
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Grocery Gladiator
My kids enjoy hanging out in live seafood departments, and I enjoy shopping while they’re entertained. It’s like a free aquarium.
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Change With The Times
He was so sure he had caught me trying to trick him by giving him a different answer.
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What A Richard
One of my cousins told me this story and also posited that “Moby Richard” would be a good name for a band.
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Grant Me Patience
The being-an-established-couple-at-a-wedding struggle is real. My kid wasn’t the only one asking the awkward questions, just the youngest.
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There’s Always Room for Cake
The deal is supposed to be: I eat the cake alone, out of sight, like some sneaky kitchen gremlin hiding my prey, and then I don’t have to share with the rest of the family. Foolproof.
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Social Grilling
We are glad to have the opportunity to talk with other parents, but I definitely need a minute to psych myself up for it.
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The Bird
The words left my mouth and it hit me: “wait, that did not sound right…”