My younger son, Blaise, loves transformers, lego, construction sets, superheroes, vehicles of all kinds, climbing, running, singing, princesses, floral dresses and sparkly pink things. He’s 4. Countless other things bring him joy, but the things in this list really enthuse him these days. Early this year, he asked me if he could please have pink…
Bedtime with KO last night. KO: Mum, you forgot to put the lid back on the cream. Me: Oh sorry about that. I forgot. KO [putting the lid on]: You’re bad. Me: I’m bad??? Honey, that doesn’t mean I’m bad. I just made a mistake. KO: No, YOU’RE BAD. Me: No, I’m NOT. I made…
This morning KO wailed, “I don’t WANNA go to school!” He’s done this at the beginning of every school day since he started nursery at the age of 3. Well, almost every school day. There have been a few exceptions. These rare exceptions have cruelly dangled before me the promise of an end to the…
Bedtime with KO tonight: KO: Do I have anything to outgrow? Me: Hmm??? Do you mean clothes? KO: No, I mean anything that I *do*. Do I have anything to outgrow still before I’m grown up? Me: Yes. Yes, you do.
Bedtime tonight. KO: Mummy, what do you like best about me? Me (slowly): What do I like best about you … ? KO (laughs): It’s really hard to choose, isn’t it? Me: It is! [pause] KO (with a “eureka!” expression): I know! Me: What? KO: The thing you like best is that I am…
