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Convos with My Kid
On the way home the other day:
“Mom, did you go to elementary school?”
“Yes, honey.”
“You did?”
“Yes, just like you.”
“What is elementary school?”
“It’s what you’re in right now, Grades K through 8.”
“Ohhhh … what school are you in now?”
“I’m not in school. Mommy’s finished with school.”
He started cracking up.
“That was a joke, Mommy, what school are you […]
The other night, The Husband was working super-late and I had bedtime duty on my own. Madeline was being a little bit fussy and we were at the point where she needed to just settle herself down. After feeding and changing her, I put her in her crib and dimmed the lights. Of course, she […]
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Convos with My Kid
Lately, when Nicholas and I watch a show with a studio audience, he wants to know if kids are allowed to attend. He really wants to go see Rachael Ray, surprisingly enough, and I’ve told him that I don’t think kids are allowed in the audience, which, of course, unleashes a whirlwind of questions. Why […]
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Convos with My Kid
Nicholas is quite prone to asking difficult question that go way beyond the usual incessant peppering of “Why?”
With my sister and brother-in-law’s new baby, Sophie, babies have been an ongoing topic of numerous questions. How do babies get in your belly? I told him God puts them there. But “HOW?” Magic. How do they get […]
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Convos with My Kid
Nicholas’ school has a hot lunch program and a month in advance, we sit down together and circle the days that have the food that he likes and sign up. Interestingly enough, every month, more and more days get circled.
On the days that we don’t sign up for their hot lunch, The Husband packs Nicholas’ […]
