This weekend we had a barbecue with some friends at a park by Lake Michigan. The sun shone, a breeze blew, the kids played while the grown-ups talked. It was picturesque and lovely and perfect. And then our 10-year-old, Dolittle, …
No Means No. Unless You’re Five.
On the way home from a long wait at the doctor, I gave 5-year-old BoyWonder a Ziploc bag of tortilla chips in the car. Our conversation after he finished them off: Can I have some more chips, please? No, we’ll …
As Long As There’s No Medicine Involved
Sometimes kids can blow you away with the depth of their understanding and sophistication of their thoughts, especially about weighty topics like God or death. Even the little ones can surprise you with their philosophical musings about such things. But …