We let the kids watch a spy short on Saturday. By Sunday they had wiretapped the cookie jar and opened an investigation into who ate the last yogurt. The suspect was me.
Video: Caminandes 3: Llamigos, Blender Foundation, CC BY.
Notes From the Negotiating Table
Parenting is ninety percent negotiation and ten percent looking for the other shoe. These are field notes from the front line.
- Never agree to “just one more” anything
- Bedtime is a suggestion, apparently
- The quiet room is the dangerous room
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger
Hang in there. Nap time is coming, eventually, for somebody.
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