I guess I named her well.

mommyeverafter — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:03:16 +0000

Last night my daughter decided to dress as the Disney Princess for whom she was named…
wearing an old Halloween costume…
from when she was six months old.
Now, my daughter is amazing; she is an old soul, so precocious and astute;
But man, is she stubborn. And insists on method acting.
So if she is playing Peter Pan, I am Wendy. And if I mistakenly refer to her by her name, she freaks out.
I describe it, sometimes, as living with a terrorist.
My husband says he does not negotiate with terrorists. I do. A little bit. Because besides being smart and witty and creative
she’s so darn cute.
But in any case, here she is, sleep in her eyes, cuddled up next to me, in a size 6 month sized Princess Belle dress.
The terrorist has won this battle; here’s hoping I win the war.
Ahhhh parenthood.

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mommyeverafter — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:45:11 +0000

when I peed on that stick:

It is almost four on a week day afternoon, we are fresh off of a magical little vacation;

I am home alone with two kids and it’s that time of day when I’m counting the hours (maybe minutes) until my partner, my husband, their dad, comes come.

And I just had the following conversation. Let me just emphasize here that I am quoting verbatim:

Kid: I’m hungry. Can I have a snack?

Me: Sure. (And so I ran downstairs and got her a bowl of Kixx cereal. They’re supposed to be kid tested. Or something.)

Kid: No. I don’t like this food. I wanted candy. I only want candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy. I only like candy.

Me: Ok.

Kid: I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like candy. I do NOT like babies…

I only like graham crackers.

Only 1 hour 52 minutes to go…

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I guess I named her well.

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