My Daughter Misgenders the Cat

My four-year-old daughter Bridget’s favorite toy ever is “Catfish,” a stuffed-animal Siamese cat with a fish drawing on its collar. And though she loves him, he’s clearly her fall guy. Messy room, dirty bed, broken toys… she’s been insisting Catfish orchestrated all these petty toddler crimes and more. He’s been so naughty, in fact, we […]

My Daughter Is Sold Downriver By a Giant Orange Bear

He’s supposed to be her friend and gives her this whole song and dance about protecting her from monsters, then late at night she saw him letting them inside her room? What a douche.

Brontë Gets into an Argument with Pinkbear

Next thing you know, the raccoon, Princess Merida, and Yellowbunny are all crowding in for story time, and suddenly Brontë has to fight to see the pictures…

Space, Controversial Toys, and Getting Rid of Stuff

It seems that while little boys get games, tools and balls, a lot of girls get equipment involving domestic work. Little kitchen sets and vacuums let them do pretend work to train them for future actual work. Do little boys pretend to vacuum?

Found Art on the Way to Dinner

There is a surprising amount of art surrounding you, if you are open to it. My husband and I were going out for sushi when I saw this bear in a tree in the parking lot. I have no idea whether he was casually tossed up there in a fit of anger (imagine a tantrum-throwing child hurling his […]