My dad told my daughter she was the best duster ever then leaned in to me and whispered “if you tell kids they’re amazing at the chore they don’t bitch about doing it” and suddenly I’m questioning if I really was the most amazing weed-puller he ever saw
I will never forget the time that I helped interview a man for a job opening and when he was asked what he would contribute to the team he said “probably snacks”
I love being a cat owner. They’re such easy pets to- STOP ATTACKING THE CURTAINS! QUIT EATING THE PLASTIC BAG YOU ALMOST DIED LAST TIME- but like I was saying very low maintenance pets
I’ve been teaching my daughter to sneak candy into the theater, like any good parent would, but when she pulled a pack of deli ham out of her bag I realized I’ve created a monster
Me to me after one tiny mistake: you useless idiot
Me to my cat who committed 100 crimes in the past hour: my furry little angel, you are perfection my toe bean queen
My daughter very gently told me that she would like to be in charge of Christmas decorations this year instead of me because she’d like our house to look better
Sometimes when I fall asleep on my couch my cat will move the curtains and sun falls directly in my face waking me up and I can’t prove it but I know she does it on purpose
My daughter complained to her grandparents that I never make her clam chowder so when she left their house today she was the new owner of three giant tupperwares full of homemade clam chowder and a smug smile
Told my daughter to be cool while we smuggled snacks into the movie theater and she started crying because “the police officers will get us”. She’s not cut out for a life of crime.
I didn’t realize how much of my adult life would be spent getting excited over sleep things. Got to take a nap? Excited. Got more than 5 hours? Excited. Only woke up once to pee? Excited.
Daughter: 🎶my mom is so pretty, she’s the best mom🎶
Me: best song I’ve ever heard, keep going!
Daughter: 🎶and she’s getting older and won’t be here soon🎶
Me: …….
I saw a 50 year old woman singing and dancing to Alanis Morisette in the grocery store while purchasing margarita mix at 9 in the morning and I have a new life goal
When I was little my grandpa told me about the special “hill cows” that have two legs longer than the others (for balance obviously) and I believed that man FAR longer than I should have
Can you imagine if therapists did an end-of-year wrapped list like:
-cried 79 times
-picked up 5 new coping mechanisms
-made 43 jokes about your trauma