At preschool, there are often different theme days. Pajama day. Wacky hair day. Show and share day. Today, Thing 3 offered up a new theme idea. He said, “Mommy, when is naked day? I wanna show my friends my booty…and wear a hat.”

Yesterday was Take Your Child To Work Day. The idea behind it is to expose kids to what their parents do at work. Maybe inspire them to discover a career and lifelong passion. It does no such thing. At least not where I work. Don’t get me ...

There was an episode tonight where Thing 1 tried to impose his “rules” on him, so Thing 3 hit him in the face and was promptly sent to his room. SuburbanMommy [in a stern voice]: There is no hitting in this house. Thing 3: Then I need to go to a ...

We all knew this was coming. It was only a matter of time. Frankly, I’m amazed it didn’t happen to me sooner. It will most certainly happen again. Thing 3 had his first “I’m so sorry my kid said that” moment. Like I said, I can’t believe ...

Just in case you thought the other day’s rambling was a fluke, I present these which were all asked, one after another, within one minute. What happens when you eat a flower? What is salad made out of? One time I ate a shark and it was really good. It was a ...