Right now, I mean at this exact moment, my daughter is shoveling Kix cereal into her mouth. There is juice dripping off her chin. She has one kix (or is it a kick?) lodged in her post-nap afro. She is breathing really, really loud through her mouth because she has a stuffy nose. And as busy as she is with all that, she's also saying over and over, "I want play game on dat. I want play game on dat. Mom. Mom, mom, mom. I want play game on dat."
She is not going to get to play game on dat. Dat is my computer and dat doesn't even have any games. I have no idea what kind of fun she imagines happens on this machine, but she's wrong. I work on here, and work is the opposite of fun. And even if I had 107 kid-oriented games, I wouldn't let her play them because I'm mean. Or at least that's what I'm sure she thinks.
But here's what I think:
I think three year olds are old enough to entertain themselves for more than three seconds at a time.
I think I'm overqualified to fetch cereal and wash hands and change clothes all day long.
I think reading the same book 5 times in a row probably is important developmentally, but I'm still going to burn that thing in my fireplace after she goes to bed. My apologies, Louisville Public Library.
I think cuteness, even sweetness, isn't always a match for exhaustion.
I think. Scratch that. I know I need a break.
But where could I possibly go that would be better than this?
Please don't say Wyoming. That would be demoralizing.
She is not going to get to play game on dat. Dat is my computer and dat doesn't even have any games. I have no idea what kind of fun she imagines happens on this machine, but she's wrong. I work on here, and work is the opposite of fun. And even if I had 107 kid-oriented games, I wouldn't let her play them because I'm mean. Or at least that's what I'm sure she thinks.
But here's what I think:
I think three year olds are old enough to entertain themselves for more than three seconds at a time.
I think I'm overqualified to fetch cereal and wash hands and change clothes all day long.
I think reading the same book 5 times in a row probably is important developmentally, but I'm still going to burn that thing in my fireplace after she goes to bed. My apologies, Louisville Public Library.
I think cuteness, even sweetness, isn't always a match for exhaustion.
I think. Scratch that. I know I need a break.
But where could I possibly go that would be better than this?
Please don't say Wyoming. That would be demoralizing.
Kimberly...this is wonderful. Why am I just now getting it?
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