Just when I think I'm not giving myself a fair enough shake with the whole Daddy Knows Less thing, I go and do something like this:
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Saturday, August 20, 2011
THE PEANUT GALLERY: Evidence
When I was growing up my mom had a particular term she would use to describe the messes I left in the house. She would walk into the kitchen and perform a 360 degree scan of the all of the rooms. She'd spot a cereal box on the counter, an empty glass on the coffee table, a textbook on the floor where I was doing homework.
Then she'd ask, "Why do I always have to come home to evidence?"
Evidence. Genius.
Last weekend, my wife said something similar. "Why does all of your crap have to be strewn all over the counter all of the time?" I had no answer, except to compliment her on her exceptional use of the funky word "strewn."
She was right:
A few days later, I noticed a similar trend when I stayed at home one day with the Peanut:
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Then she'd ask, "Why do I always have to come home to evidence?"
Evidence. Genius.
Last weekend, my wife said something similar. "Why does all of your crap have to be strewn all over the counter all of the time?" I had no answer, except to compliment her on her exceptional use of the funky word "strewn."
She was right:
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| Laptop, iPod, running watch, 2 pairs of glasses, keys, and more.... |
A few days later, I noticed a similar trend when I stayed at home one day with the Peanut:
| We played princesses |
| We camped out in the kitchen |
| And of course, the chair train. All aboard! |
My wife mentioned the famous chair train in her now viral guest post that she wrote for my birthday. Click here to read it.
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