As I was eating breakfast this morning, Sophie approached me with a sly smile on her face. “Mom, how do babies come out of your butt?” she asked, barely containing her laughter.
Category Archives: Good for a Laugh
On Strike
We had the temerity to ask Chloe to clear the table after dinner tonight. You’d think that in the spirit of Christmas (and in the hope that she’d get lots of presents for good behavior), she’d gladly cooperate.
Boy Crazy
A week ago, Sophie expressed her desire for a boyfriend. Needless to say, that desire grows, unabated.
Boobs!
The other night, it was a lesson in sexual reproduction. OK, not really a lesson. More of a 2-minute “shit, I can’t believe she’s asking about this now” kind of lesson.
The Birds and the Friggin’ Bees
I really thought we’d have at least a couple of more years before this talk. Let’s just say that tonight’s conversation, if you can call it that, did not go quite as I would have imagined.
Sick of School Projects
OK – not quite. But in a couple of days. Sophie has just 3 more weeks of pre-school and Chloe another 4. This year has flown by – and I don’t know where it flew to.
Nighttime Sophie
This has been the standard Sophie operating procedure for the last few weeks:
Serial Killer
Earlier this evening, Sophie was out on the front porch with our babysitter. All was very copacetic until Chloe joined them.
Showtime!
I’ve written quite a bit over the last six months about my two wonderful, loving, often challenging girls. Let’s face it – Chloe and Sophie are terrific kids, but they are known to drive us crazy at least several times a day with their demands, their temper tantrums, their unchecked emotions…
The Circus
My husband and I decided to surprise the girls with an excursion to the Ringling Brothers & Barnum Bailey Circus the other day. We rarely succeed in the surprise thing, but this time we managed to keep the lid on it until we arrived at the parking lot, where there was a big sign that said “Park here for circus.”