{Bath time.} Me: Please stop splashing me. Kraken: Why? Me: {So used to this question I answer automatically} Because I'll get wet. Kraken: If you get wet, what will happen? Me: {Is he hoping it'll be an explosion or something?} When I try to cuddle you you'll say, "Oh no Mamma, you're wet and cold!" Kraken: {Becoming serious} I would not say that Mamma. … Continue reading How To Be Polite
Parenting
Killing It
So! Day three of single parenting, and I'm obviously killing it! And by "single parenting" I of course mean "spending as much time as possible with my parents helping me," and by "killing it" I mean "spending as much time as possible with my parents helping me." But at least I fed them dinner last night! AND … Continue reading Killing It
A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama!
If you've never been alone with a tiny person who would be genuinely thrilled to superglue him/herself to your leg, then you don't know the particular horror of the next sentence: "I'm going to Panama for a week." Obviously there are plenty of people out there who parent full-time solo, and they are the hardest … Continue reading A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama!
A Shopping List
The Kraken gave me a shopping list before I went to the grocery store. It had three items on it: Mac & cheese Crumpets Night vision goggles
Somebody Send an Exorcist
I had a major mom-win this week: Ghost Repellent Spray. Let me explain. Ever since the Kraken could talk, he's been talking about the ghosts that live in his bedroom walls. He throws them into conversation matter-of-factly, the same way that he mentions there's a dog down the street. When this happens we work really, … Continue reading Somebody Send an Exorcist
Pajama Party!
The Kraken's school doesn't celebrate traditional holidays (way too mainstream for Berkeley), so instead they make up their own traditions, and this week it's Jammie Days! Which, yeah, just means coming to school in your pajamas, but you have no idea how exciting that is when you're three, and spend most of your life resisting … Continue reading Pajama Party!
Glint of Light 