The only road trips we do is the hour to the coast. That was the only time she has been into a gas station and she still asks about the Snack Store.
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It was the little tin of candy from Grave of Fireflies.
Now it’s tradition to get hot coco when we go to the doctors office. And those chocolate muffins are pretty much a huge slice of cake. Hospital Cafe’s are the best.
Because society has clearly told mothers that it’s THEIR job to get everyone ready and out the door (or fed or packed) and their own needs come as an afterthought. Obby is still trying to figure out why I’m trailing after everyone because my own shoes aren’t on and my own bag isn’t with me. I do this with dinner too. Everyone is halfway through dinner and I’m still getting my own drink and cutlery. Because I spend all my time getting everyone else’s shoes and drinks and food. I just need to communicate clearly to the other grownups around me what needs to get done and stop thinking I’m the only one who can do everything. Just because society says I can do everything on my own, doesn’t mean I have to.
And in the morning, maple syrup with a side of oatmeal.
I just realized I’m wearing the Nanny socks and shoes from Muppet Babies.
This was two years ago. We went this year and Liz immediately wanted to go “fight kids” and it turns out that company isn’t there anymore. Sad, but understandable.
Turns out walking through crowds is a learned skill that some kids haven’t developed yet. Especially when they’ve spent half their life away from crowds.
except we have a kid now who uses cleaning up as a stalling tactic and it fucking works.
And I change into pajama pants when I put the kids to bed. Also, I drew the comic wrong. It’s late! I wanna go to bed! Tomorrow I’ll have Liz draw the comic and I’ll go to bed at 7:30pm.
