I now know that when my wife asks if I can do something and I respond with โlikelyโ that she assumes I meant โyes.โ
almost anythink
hopefully… if I remain focussed.
I now know that when my wife asks if I can do something and I respond with โlikelyโ that she assumes I meant โyes.โ
Me: Time for sleep. Quiet your mind. Quiet your mouth. Quiet your body.ย
Son: and my brains?
Me: yes, brains too.ย
Son: But they donโt want to be quiet. They want to talk.
Sometimes I sing-narrate what my son and I will doโฆย
โbrush your teeth with a toothbrushย
โNo daddy, with a tomatoโ
3 year old son: I told you that.
Mom: no you didnโt.
Son: at nap time.
Mom: no you didnโt.
Son: so I just told myself?
Mom: probably.
Me: you donโt have to be difficult all the time.ย
3 year-old: just sometimes?
he’s finding his boundaries
Me to my wife just now: maybe youโd be less tired if you didnโt overreact every time I said something stupid.