The Six-Year-Old goes bowling
The Six-Year-Old simply adores candlepin bowling. And I adore her running commentary as she does it. The Six-Year-Old bowls, hoping as Six-Year-Olds will, for a strike…
The Six-Year-Old Negotiates: Episode 2, The Tooth Fairy
This week, the Six-Year-Old lost her first two teeth. Or rather, The Six-Year-Old went to the dentist and the dentist pulled them out for her. That bit was a little rocky, but once we were home again, my daughter spent the rest of the day happily speculating about what her buddies at school would say when they saw her. There was a slight bobble at dinnertime, when she realized that the Tooth Fairy would come and take away both of her teeth overnight. That’s when the negotiating started.
The 6:47s
After a hard day decluttering, Mommyo slumps at the dinner table and stares up at Daddyo with bleary eyes. Daddyo, sympathetically: “My Daddyo intuition tells me…
In which Daddyo schools Mommyo on wine
Scene: Mommyo and Daddyo are discussing which wines to buy to fill out our woefully depleted wine rack. Mommyo (whose migraines keep her from drinking red…
The Six-Year-Old celebrates Take Your Tiger to Work day
It’s Endangered Species Day, and you know what that means: It’s Take Your Tiger to Work day. The Six-Year-Old, on finding Tigery already stationed at her…
The Six-Year-Old Watches Cartoons: “Superman Episode 3: The Arctic Giant” (1942)
A few weeks ago, we were in the mood for old-timey cartoons, so Daddyo put together a marathon of the original Superman cartoons from the 1940s. Watching old Superman cartoons is inherently fun, not only because of the way Superman’s skills have evolved over the years (Superman doesn’t fly — he jumps like some sort of caped flea), but also because The Six-Year-Old comments freely on what she’s seeing.
In which The Six-Year-Old deploys her secret weapon
Looks like Daddyo’s chess domination days may be numbered. In case you’re curious, the book The Six-Year-Old is reading is Chess for Children by Murray Chandler.…
The Six-Year-Old goes to bed
Every night before The Six-Year-Old settles into bed, she goes into the bathroom for one last drink of water. When she finally emerged last night, Daddyo…
More driving while parenting
Scene: Mommyo and The Six-Year-Old are driving down the main street of a local town. A man begins to cross the street against the light in…
Driving while parenting, again
The Prius swerves into a parking lot one cold and rainy afternoon, causing a distressing amount of rattling in the back seat. Mommyo, anxiously: “The Six-Year-Old,…
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