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Category: Parenting

  • Fireflies are so adorable! Look at all those lights – it’s like they are having a firefly parade in the meadow tonight. The 5 y.o.

  • Moms Rule | Dads Drool

    via edit.adweek.com Loved the stat about highest number of collect phone calls from AT&T.

  • I wonder who needs more equipment to stay alive: scuba divers or astronauts? The 9 y.o.

  • Mommy? I don’t like the gnome version of Romeo & Juliet. It’s creepy. I want to watch the one where the Montagues and Capulets are cartoon sea lions. You know,…

  • You could kill someone and store the body on the bottom shelf of the frozen veggie aisle at Walmart and people wouldn’t know for a REALLY long time The 12…

  • So if that’s what a silicon molecule is, I wonder if data has a molecule too? The 8 y.o. future quantum physicist, veterinary neurosurgeon and/or Nintendo 3D game developer

  • On Antiquated Words

    TV Announcer: Don’t touch that dial! There’s more superhero adventure coming up after the break. The 5 y.o.: Mom? What’s a dial?

  • You know how the radio stations say it’s 60 minutes if uninterrupted music and then talk after EVERY song to remind you? Isn’t that called an interruption? The 12 y.o.

  • Mom? What’s a birthday suit? Do you get one for your birthday? The 5 y.o. Listening a little too closely to the lyrics of The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars)

  • On Coins

    The 5 y.o.: How do I know which coin is named what? The Mom: Well, here’s how you remember which one a penny is – it’s a different color than…

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