A place for language, poetry, domesticity, and the Ice
Things Claire has said lately:
“Monkeys that wear dresses are beautiful. Like rainbows.”
“When I grow up, I want to be a dinosaur artist.”
“When we get sick, all our bones slide down our bodies and out our feet.” Mom: “Then how do we get better?” Claire: “our bones go back in our feed and slide up our [...]
Seems to be an easy question. Of course stealing is wrong. But as anyone who’s ever taught argumentative writing will tell you, answers to questions like these are never easy.
Today, Claire was so excited to see me when I came to school to pick her up. She said, “I have a surprise for you in [...]
(with a few interjections from me, this was another Claire monologue on the ride home)
Mommy: Claire, apricots only grow in the summer.
Claire: Oh. Maybe we can grow some in our garden.
Mommy: Well, apricots grow on special trees. How long do you think it takes to grow a tree?
Claire: I think it takes to grow a [...]
I know many parents have very strong feelings about bribing your kids (”Yes, you can have one of those chocolate eggs that I brought into the minivan for my ride home if you don’t whine all the way home.”) But there are days, and times, when it works. And I’m not ashamed. Because my kid [...]
“The beefy and bread got stuck in my throat and then went into my tummy and got yucky. Mac-y-roni and corn and chocolate milk will make it all better.”
“A kid at school ate the pretend apple for real. We don’t eat pretend apples for real, right, Mommy?”
Claire: “Mommy, are you on the ceiling?”
Mommy: “No, I’m [...]
Little Einsteins: “Joey lives in Australia.”
Mommy (trying to be funny): “Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you! Sock me two, Bruce!”
Claire: “No, Mommy, it’s not Bruce, it’s ‘stralia.”
Mommy: “But Bruce lives in Australia.”
Claire: “No, Mommy. Bruce lives in the water.” (reference Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo)
Mommy: “Maybe Bruce lives in the water around Australia.” [...]
So said my daughter this morning, after not being allowed to get into her car seat herself. She had just thrown a fit over the fact that my son got to push the garage door opener button. So I lifted her up, let her close the garage, then open it again, and promptly put her [...]