Little Miss Thing, age 6: “He’s stealing it!”
Me: “Stop. Why are you taking her thing?”
Danger Monkey, age 9: “Uh… because I wanted to.”
Me: “Hey, just a thought… please go get your most prized possession and stand next to me. No reason. Completely unrelated.”
DM: “No thank you. I think I learned my lesson.”
Me: “Is everyone ready for the bus? Oh my goodness, why is your hair so messy?”
Little Miss Thing, age 6: “It’s Crazy Hair Day at school today.”
Me: “Cool. Maybe I’ll do that for work today, too.”
LMT: “Every day is Crazy Hair and Crazy Beard Day for you.”
Me: (slow blink)
[I mean… she’s not wrong.]
The kids are in the living room doing sit-ups. They’re holding each other’s feet and saying encouraging things like, “Super job” and “You can do this.”
Some kids play house.
My kids play Personal Trainer.
DEFINITELY got that from their Mom.
Very Vocal Viking 