September 1, 2010 | The Pink One
“Hey Mom, what is the difference between Ian and Saturn?”
“I don’t know. What?”
“They both have really big gas, but at least Saturn has rings.”
(LeBron still doesn’t think it is funny.)
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[photo: Al Bello, Getty]
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July 26, 2010 | Parenting, The Pink One, kindergarten
Me: Claudia, I think the bathing suit you wore this morning is getting too small for you.
Her: No it isn’t.
Me: Really, honey, I think it is. Look at this picture.
Her: That isn’t too small! It was just crammed up the hole.
May 10, 2010 | Parenting, The Blue One, The Goon Squad, The Pink One, kindergarten
“Mommy?” he said “Can you live without ever drinking chocolate milk?”
“Sure,” I said “Lots of people probably never drink chocolate milk.”
“You can live without ever ever drinking a single drop of chocolate milk?”
“Yes. Why?”
“Claudia said you can’t live if you don’t drink chocolate milk.”
Then a little voice came from the other room.
“I said you could not live happily without drinking chocolate milk.”
April 18, 2010 | Parenting, The Pink One
There are many things that I fully expected to have to teach my kids – and then there are others that take me by surprise, especially when I am naked.
For example, I always assumed that I would have to teach them to read, I always knew that I would have to teach them not to touch the hot stove, and I thought I would have to tell them to look both ways before they crossed the street.
I never thought that I would have to tell my daughter that If I am in the shower and you have friends over it is inappropriate for you to bring Sally into the bathroom with you to ask me if you can go to IKEA with her.
