YCMTSU:  SARCASTIC      - After almost 2-year-old One’s bath, she wiped powder on her dad. Dad:  [sarcastically] “Thank you.” One: You’re welcome. Dad:  [chuckling] I was being sarcastic. One:  Oh. Dad:  Do you know what that means? One:  [thinking] Ketchup and mustard together. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Pool Place - One was just under 2 years old… One: Me love pool place. (Where we purchase our pool supplies and this was our second visit to the store.) Me: Why? One:  [thinking] Me love ice cream place. (The place we went AFTER the pool place last time.) DISCLAIMER:  You need to know... Continue Reading →

Change is Good - I believe that change is good. Change does not usually scare me nor do I avoid it. In fact, I embrace it. Rarely has change let me down no matter how difficult it was. Change can have both small and large impacts on your life, outlook, future, and resilience. Change will... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  PEPPERMINT PATTIES - While Dad was eating a Peppermint Patty, One asked for a bite. Me:  Give her a piece – she’s flipping out. One:  Me flipping! DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in... Continue Reading →

RATIONALIZING To rationalize actions and behavior - to try to justify or explain them with logical reasons. We all do it. We do it when thinking about others. We do it when thinking about ourselves. It seems to be a way for us to process and understand the actions of others that don’t make sense... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  New Truck         - We bought a new work truck and were trying to pick out a name for it. Daddy:  Sleep on it and we’ll talk about it in the morning. One:  The truck is too big for my bed so I can’t sleep on it. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Rainy Day - It had been raining for a few hours. One:  No more rain ever. The rest of us tried to explain that we could not do anything without water. One:  [looking outside] Plenty of water in pool. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One,... Continue Reading →

Gravity and a Full-Length Mirror      - WARNING – To my female readers “of a certain age” who have chosen to age naturally, DO NOT under any circumstances stand a foot or so away from your full-length mirror then bend or lean toward the mirror and reach for something!!!!! You WILL be more frightened by what... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Playing the Cute Card    - One was wearing a shirt that said, “I can always play the cute card”. One:  No, I can’t. I don’t have any cards. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in... Continue Reading →