personal / parenting

I answered ‘why’ for the thirty‑second consecutive time

I assembled the playset using only stubbornness and extra screws

I declared no sweets and then bribed with half a cookie

I explained Wi‑Fi like it was a bedtime story

I hid the veggies so well I can’t find them either

I lost the pacifier and found it in my pocket all day

I packed the lunch and forgot the actual lunch

I praised the art and realized it’s the wall now

I promised ‘five more minutes’ and time became theoretical

I read the same book again with Oscar-worthy enthusiasm

I said bedtime at eight and negotiated until nine-thirty

I spelled ‘P-A-R-K’ and they still understood

I stepped on a toy that violated at least three treaties

I taught sharing while guarding my last coffee

I took a family photo where no one looked the same direction

I tried a calm voice that sounded suspiciously like panic

I tried to nap when they napped and answered six emails instead

I turned off the TV and triggered the season finale of drama

I whispered ‘we’re doing our best’ to the mirror at midnight

I wore the sticker they gifted me like a Nobel Prize