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 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!”
Messy Eaters
My daughter, handing me her T. Rex puppet: “Mommyo, will you tie this bib on the T-Rex? You have to put bibs on them before they…
Dreams
Father to preschooler who has woken up crying in the night: “Did you have a bad dream?”
Preschooler: “It was a very disappointing dream. It was winter and all the flowers were gone.”
In which my daughter explores the cosmetic benefits of a good hot shower
Preschooler, who has been allowed to stay up far too late so that she can finish cutting out the stars for the American flag she is…
My daughter’s first poem
Composed after watching the Dinosaur Train episode “Campout”, which features Patricia Palaeobatrachus: Palaeobatrachus, Palaeobatrachus, Ribbit, Ribbit, What are you doing, Talking about us?
In which my daughter plans to move south for the summer
Preschooler, suffering through a heat wave with only spotty access to air conditioning, on hearing that most homes in Texas have central air: “I guess I’ll…
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