Erin is officially three years old. By “officially” I suppose I mean “in a number-counting” kind of way and not in a “here’s a letter from the mayor” kind of way. Although the mayor did call, and just like I do with every other telemarketer who calls asking for money I gave the phone to…
Category: Stories
Little Boys and Girls, Part One
We try, well, not hard, to be pretty gender-neutral when it comes to the kids. We don’t ignore the fact that the kids are biologically different, but we at least keep the culturally-gendered pseudo-differences in suspicious view, and knowing is half the battle. (Go Joe!) I introduced both Erin and Adrian to hockey early on,…
Punchline
So, a man picks up a baby, checks the baby’s gums, and sees that the four teeth that have been coming in have broken through. The man says “Phew. Now this kid will stop waking up at 5am crying in distress about his teeth. Now he can sleep. Now I can sleep.” And he was…