Year 5, Day 325

As Miles was falling asleep last night, we engaged in some of our usual, light bedtime banter. "I don't want to die," he said without pretext. "And I don't want you to die and I don't want Mommy to die. Just stay every day forever." "Well," I started, wanting to make things a bit less … Continue reading Year 5, Day 325 →

Year 5, Day 15

Miles was a little dismayed to learn that we weren't going directly home after German school today, but once I explained what we were doing instead he was much more amenable. "We've got an appointment," I said. "At the doctor?" he groaned. "No," I clarified. "Actually, we have an appointment to get you a passport." … Continue reading Year 5, Day 15 →

Year 4, Day 126

When Miles asks for bedtime stories, his requests tend to be pretty specific. "Tell me a story about the PJ Masks and Romeo and Romeo steals all the library books," he might say, referring to a specific episode of PJ Masks and expecting me to accurately recount the adventure in question. It can be a … Continue reading Year 4, Day 126 →

Year 4, Day 21

Miles was not happy on the way to daycare this morning, wailing and screaming about every misgiving he had encountered in the 20 minutes since he had woken up (there were many). In my last-ditch effort to calm him, I turned to humor and the two things he loves talking about the most right now: … Continue reading Year 4, Day 21 →