Comments on: Eighth Wonder

By: The Mother Tongue

The Mother Tongue — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:56:43 +0000

Oh god, I am laughing so hard at this, as I sit here on my couch that’s been scribbled on with a Bic pen. My kid called 911 last year and told them the field was on fire at the Liberty Bowl. At which point I had to explain screen glare to him. And weep.

By: occasional fish » That’s one way of putting it

occasional fish » That’s one way of putting it — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:48:47 +0000

[...] Matthew Baldwin on parenting: Occasionally parenthood offers moments of religious awe, when the anger and frustration melt away and are replaced by reverence, a profound appreciation for the primal forces of chaos so poorly contained within your progeny. [...]

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:14:17 +0000

My daughter, when she was around 2, woke me up one morning to find that she had not only given herself an ever so lovely “haircut” (that I had to completely shave her head to fix) but she had also managed to carry chocolate syrup and an entire carton of eggs from the kitchen, through the living room, up the stairs, and into her bedroom to “bake a cake” in her toybox.

She was so proud of her toybox cake, however, that it was almost impossible* to be angry with her.

*Impossible until I found my very first brand new cell phone (that I waited years to buy because we could not afford it) amidst the goo.

Yet, she missed dropping even a single drop on her way up to that toybox. Children are amazing. Great post!

By: diane47

diane47 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:23:33 +0000

He was 3. I was at the grocery store. His dad decided to mow the back lawn (I know, wtf?). There was a trail of maple syrup leading from the kitchen, across the living room, ending on my computer keyboard. A keyboard that we were, at that time, almost too poor to replace.

Ah, good times.

He’s 19 now and only leaves frozen pizza crumbs on the kitchen counter.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:48 +0000

Wow. You are apparently raising a hurricane.

By: scottie

scottie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:46:24 +0000

That story could’ve ended a lot differently. With law enforcement present.

Glad it didn’t, if only for the sake of NaBloPoMo.

By: Lina Kirkwood

Lina Kirkwood — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:26:34 +0000

I almost fell over from laughing.

Thank you. I’ve missed your unique brand of humor on the netarwebz.

By: defective yeti — Eighth Wonder « beelers’ life

defective yeti — Eighth Wonder « beelers’ life — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:23:55 +0000

[...] defective yeti — Eighth Wonder: I glanced up from my laptop to find my five-year-old son standing nearby, gripping a bottle of Elmer’s glue. He had removed the cap and was holding the container upside down, watching, fascinated, as the white viscous substance drooled into a ever-growing pool on the kitchen floor. [...]

By: Lost Poke

Lost Poke — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:52:18 +0000

Had one of those moments this morning. I heard my wife telling our 3-year-old daughter “No! Dad! Get down here and see what your daughter has done!”

I rushed downstairs, my “you’re in trouble now” face half-obscured by shaving cream, to find my daughter next to the toilet. It was filled to the brim with toilet paper, and she there next to it, happily opening a new roll to put on the dispenser (a favorite activity of hers recently).

I couldn’t even be stern. You just have to laugh sometimes.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:22:08 +0000

I miss these posts as well – the early ones were quite inspiring pre-parenthood, and even more meaningful to me now as a new Dad.

I miss the “overheard on bus” type as well – you have a real gift for the observational humor!