Things you don’t expect to hear at night
Overheard from the top of the stairs, about 15 minutes after the preschooler was supposed to be asleep: “Mommyo, can the scorpion sleep with me tonight?”…
In which my daughter rolls some dice and tells a story
Caterpickles wishes a very happy Labor Day to our US readers, and offers a gentle recommendation for those of you whose family gatherings may have as…
Traveling by Toad
Daughter, watching from the back seat as I struggle to get the car started:
“Don’t worry, Mommyo. If the car breaks, we can go by toad.”
In which my daughter reveals herself to be a very picky eater
Preschooler, after wolfing down a graham cracker and a peach: Mommyo, I want something else to eat. Me: OK. What do you want? Preschooler: Oh, anything.…
In which my daughter hoists me on my own blog
Mother, quizzing her daughter on a new vocabulary word: “What does tropical mean, anyway?” Preschooler, unconcerned: “Oh, I don’t know. It’s a good question for Caterpickles.”
Daddyo?
Daughter: “Daddyo?” Father: “Yes?” Daughter: “I’m going to talk to Mommyo. Mommyo, <insert question of the moment here>“
In which dancing breaks out
Preschooler, during a game of catch: “Daddyo, we have to pause the game now for dancing.”
Picky picky
In which my daughter makes effective use of literalism and a long pause.
If you buy a preschooler the Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits album…
She will: ask you to play the album on a near constant rotation until she has memorized all 30 songs develop her own choreography for “Jailhouse…
In which my daughter makes rainbow sprinkles even better
Preschooler: “Mommyo! Watch me magnify these sprinkles!”
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