My four year old has finally learned all the necessary bathroom skills to complete a relief trip on his own. I couldn’t be happier. Sometimes he will call for a little help however. I’m usually pretty responsive to these things and come when he calls. The other night however, my lovely wife and I were engrossed in a show on VH-1 so I did not immediately respond to his call for my attention. I did not even realize he was in the bathroom at the time. Suddenly, the call for assistance came in a troublesome voice. I got up and began to walk to the source. Then, a naked child came flying around the corner, now crying, “Daddy!!! The water is coming out!” As I rounded the turn into the bathroom it was too late. Water had already breached the rim of the commode and had begun spilling onto the floor. The look of terror on my son’s face was priceless. Luckily we have tile flooring in the bathroom and clean up was easy. I guess we’ll be reviewing the lesson on toilet paper quantity.
Main Entry: Ear Mud
Pronunciation: \’ir\ \’məd\
Etymology: Latin, from preschool, 21st century
1. (Noun) - yellow waxy secretion from the glands of the external ear
“I got this Q-tip so I can clean my ear mud.“
Synonym - ear wax; cerumen
– steve
Main Entry: Eggin
Pronunciation: \’eg n\
Etymology: Middle English, from preschool, 21st century
1. (Verb) - To go on a search for hidden eggs normally associated with Easter.
“Dad, is it time to go eggin yet?”
Synonym - Easter egg hunt
– steve
It seems like all my 4 year old son thinks about is food. The other night he was discussing his favorite subject with his mom:
Mom: What do you want in your lunch tomorrow?
Him: I want a circle sandwich.
Mom: Do you want meat or peanut butter?
Him: Um, I want a peanut butter, jelly, honey, banana, pickle circle sandwich.
Mom: okay
Him: and I want one now too!
Doesn’t that sound delicious?
– steve
A better education in music, kiddo. We were watching the grammys last night while the kids were in and out of the room pretending to get ready for bed. There were some cool throwbacks to Frank Sinatra and the Beatles I guess becasue it was the 50th anneversary of the grammys. Whatever. During one of the Beatles tributes, my daughter (8) says “oh no, not the Target commercial!” It was All You Need Is Love by the fab four!
Oh man. I’m failing badly in the music education department. She didn’t know who the Beatles were! I hope to remedy this very soon. Now I’m worried what other perversions of music she has been subjected to that I should straighten out. The one funny one that comes to mind is this classic. Who ya gonna call? If you shout Ghostbusters — you’re with me. If you shout Auto-Way! I must assume you’re 12 years old or less. I can let the Ghostbusters go- it’s no great loss. The Beatles? I’ve got work to do.
Has this happened to other parents out there?
– steve