Nope, it wasn’t nudity, but good guess. That happened several times in early potty learning, and I didn’t care when he stripped in public. Not my parts, don’t care who sees ‘em. And lordy, did that boy drop trou inappropriately. Nope, not tonight. Nor was tonight’s “Holy crap, who said that? Couldn’t be my kid. [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Amusing Child Wrangling’
11 November 2008
So I’ve mentioned before what a weirdo I’m raising. Not to be dismissive or judgemental or anything. But he’s a weirdo of untoward proportions. This coming from a HUGE weirdo.
I’m taking a shower in the new house, and he comes running in. “Mommy. I need you, I call you.” Um, there’s a few words missing [...]
10 October 2008
But what I really want to do is direct
Peanut: [handing over toothbrush] Mommy turn.
Mommy: [taking toothbrush] Okay. Open, please.
Peanut: [snatching brush back] Mommy don’t want it.
Mommy: [puzzled] Okay. I don’t want to?
Peanut: [yelling and shoving the toothbrush back into mommy's hand] Peanut say DO it, Mommy DO IT!
I swear we’ve never said anything that sounds anything like that. But if I knew he [...]
6 September 2008
Toddlers or Anarchists: the Multiples Addendum
Oh, what a little “ess” to make a noun plural will do to the whole theory.
Here’s my good faith effort at a multiple-children addendum, for those who posed the question on “Toddler versus Anarchist“.
I’m guessing that, as with children, anarchists in groups can be either more or less work, depending on what “projects” they set [...]
