Because English is Hard

The other day at breakfast, I was handing my five-year-old some toast… Me: Here, eat some jam and bread like your ancestors. Brontë: What are my “ancestors?” Me: Well… okay, you know how I’m your mom and my mom is your grandma? Brontë: Yeah. Me: Her mom is your great-grandma, right? And her mom was […]

A Fresh Perspective

As we were passing a man with dwarfism the other day, my five-year-old daughter Brontë leaned in to tell me: “Mom, that man kind of looks like a kid.” I went pink, silently praying he didn’t overhear her, yet not wanting to apologize (in case he didn’t). And while considering how to explain why saying […]

Judgey Cakes and Baby Angst

Upon finding out that Halloween is soon and she could eat all the chocolate she wants, my Viking baby Bridget made this face: Because she loves spooky stuff (Jack Skellington is her personal hero) and really, really likes chocolate. This was welcome news, because Bridget has been on a real tear lately. Having lots of […]

My Weird Theory About The Men On Game of Thrones (Spoilers)

Today, I’d like to take a break from our regularly scheduled program to talk about a wildly inappropriate TV show. (Because 8 PM is when the kids go to bed and all the zombies come out.) See, one of my blogging buddies writes great posts about Game of Thrones at I Can’t Possibly be Wrong All the […]

Sharks, Santa, and Farting Bear Ghosts…

So lately, my three-year-old daughter Bridget keeps getting attacked… Just the other day, she was drinking a glass of water when out of nowhere she shrieked and threw the cup down: “SHARKS in my cup!” Bridget doesn’t always speak clearly, so I wasn’t sure if I’d heard her right. “There are sharks in your cup?” […]

Octopus Love: A Fun Kid Activity from Education.com

Hey everyone! I hope you’re enjoying Fall so far. It’s my favorite season: crisp, but not freezing. The leaves turn pretty colors and the world smells of cinnamon. Plus, the kids go back to school… yay! Brontë is a Kindergartener now, and her little sister Bridget really wishes she were too. I know, because she […]