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Mixed Up

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting
Why do you tell the truth? my son asked & I thought about it for awhile & finally I said, Because human beings get mixed up easier than dogs & plants & fishes. What if you’re someone who doesn’t get mixed up? he said. Go ahead & lie, I said & then I hit him … [Read More]

Lost at the Fair

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting
When I was 5, he said, my family forgot & left me at the fair. I wandered around in the bright sounds & smells of hot sawdust & cotton candy for hours. It was already too late by the time my parents found me. I haven’t been fit for decent society since.

Lemonade

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting
It’s a nickel a glass, he said, because I can’t charge that much since I ran out of sugar & I asked if he’d had many customers & he said not yet, but he sure hoped so because he didn’t want to have to drink the whole thing himself. It’s a refreshing change, he said, … [Read More]

Invention

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Children & Parenting New Baby
I always wanted to invent something that would move around & make funny noises & would change the world as we know it & I forgot all about that until we had kids & now I see I came pretty close.

Invisible

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Children & Parenting
What are you doing? I said. I’m invisible, he said, Do I have to spell everything out for you all the time? & since he was invisible, I decided I could ignore that.