Category: kids
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Silver Linings
Another verification that absence does make the heart grow fonder / they appreciate you more when you’re not there to hear it.
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The First One’s Free
Was it a spirit? Was it a 4-dimensional being? Was it a trick? It was something, and clowns were involved.
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Canadian State of Mind
I tried to look it up, and (just like in American English) I believe you could technically use “state” to mean “country” in England as well. It just feels so wrong here.
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But Could You?
I’m sure the firefighters get these questions on their other fire station tours, too, right? It’s not just our girl scouts being…oddly specific.
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In-Vest-ed
My spouse heard the elementary schooler start the “would you rather die in a fire” exchange but unfortunately did not hear the rest of it. We may never know what the real alternative option was, we can only be certain that they were contemplating death.
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A Bear’s Gotta Do What a Bear’s Gotta Do
It’s sometimes a surprise what things will or will not disturb a child. Monster attacking in horror type show? Ah, she must be hungry. Ariel the little mermaid’s dad pitching a fit destroying her human-stuff collection in an animated rated-PG movie? Tears. Permanently scarred. We can never watch that movie again.
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OJ Influencer
Haters gonna hate. Mini-cinnamon rolls gonna get juiced.
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Less is More
Ah, the immediate realization that victory would be certain but hollow. An excellent life lesson.
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Let Go Of Your Hate
This reminds me of how there was a time when my kids didn’t want to go down the hallway alone because they were worried a t-rex would be there. I’ve explained so many times that a t-rex wouldn’t fit inside the house, but logic only gets you so far when you’re talking about encountering creatures…
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Homemade Yogurt
It’s not that hard to replicate…the secret is way more sugar than you thought.