Noted

"Mom? This consequence you gave me for crossing the street is really good."

"Why do you think so?'

"Well, with no screens all week and no playdates all week, I'm super bored."

"And that's good?"

"Yeah, you really made your point."

Perspective

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"Mom? Guess what I ate today?"

"Tell me."

"I had a tomato."

"You did? How was it?"

"I still don't like them but they are okay so I ate it."

"That's exciting!"

"Well, it was a tomato, Mom, not the whole universe."

Wherein I'm Called Out For Passive-Aggressive Behavior

"Mom? Can I have one more show, please?"

"No, Bob."

"What was that sound?"

"That sound you made like, 'whhhhhhhhhh.' Like that."

"That was a sigh. I was feeling tired of you asking me for shows."

"You should use your words, Mom."

Reason #268 Why I Will Not Be Homeschooling

Bob and I are sitting together in the big chair.

“Mama, let’s read the book with Grover and the letters.”

“Those aren’t letters Boo, those are numbers. That book is about math. Math is all about numbers.”

Jeff yells out from the bedroom, “Math is not all about numbers!”

We sit in silence for a moment.

“Hey Bob, let’s read the Us Magazine and I can tell you all about the Kardashians. Us Magazine is all about the Kardashians.”