My baby sister just had a baby of her very own. Babies having babies. I know she’s 31, but she’ll always be 6, chasing me around, trying to get me to play with her. Now I get to chase her around and try to get her to give me that baby for a minute. This…
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The Philosopher’s Daughter
Thoughts from the backseat on a drive into school: “Daddy,” she begins, “maybe this is all just a play.” Shakespearean supposing. Then, later: “I know, I know! Maybe we are all in somebody’s dream!” Cartesian consideration. I ask, importantly, “What do you think it would mean if we were all in a dream? Would mommy…
If You Go to Disneyland With Erin, Part 2
We joke to ourselves that Erin lives in The Bubble, a special place where everything is warped in her direction, flowers turn up to face her, and lines happen to other people. This phenomenon is never more apparent than when we go to Disneyland, where Erin exerts a special control over her surroundings, bending the…