that moment when kid quotes
that moment when your husband points out to you that the strangely liquidy laundry soap you’ve been washing clothes in for a week is actually fabric softener
well, that explains a lot
In Other News
4yo: You be Twilight Sparkle, and I’ll be Nightmare Moon.
Me: Well, Twilight Sparkle reads books, so let’s go read some books.
4yo: And Nightmare Moon kills people, so let’s go kill some people.
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Um.
#kidssaythecreepiestthings
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4yo: Mama, you are a normal person.
Me: Thank you, so are you. What does normal mean?
4yo: It means that you’re alive.
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This seems rather deep and #existential for a preschooler.
Finis.
Exeunt.
social media away message
I posted a version of this on Facebook this morning. CLARIFICATION I don’t hate any one person. I don’t hate any group of people. I don’t hate any demographic. I don’t hate. I feel angry. I feel hurt. I feel concerned — not for myself, not for any religious institution, not for so-called “religious freedom,” …
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valentine nuttiness
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in 2015 i read 47 books. what about 2016?
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a #talesfromblackfriday short story
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