I was introduced to just war theory as a teenager as a criticism of the Iraq War, and it is truly bizarre to see people citing it to justify the current nonsense
It is VERY hard to get involved in a war if you are following just war principles!
Good news: The baby loves dogs and wants to walk up and pet them
Bad news: The baby loves dogs and wants to walk up and pet them
The kid is FAST and does not consider barking unfriendly 💀
Husband, judgmentally: "Those who live in glass stones shouldn't throw houses."
I'm annoyed enough by the protein fad that I would be on the verge of starting an anti-protein diet, except that protein is in nearly everything but fruit, vegetables, and junk food
Which is why most Americans DON'T HAVE A PROTEIN DEFICIENCY in the first place
Baby was up every 1-2 hours last night, and he had better pop a tooth soon to redeem himself
My baby walking just looks WRONG
Having to literally chase my child around the house while dropping bits of bagel into his mouth to get him to eat 💀
I am sympathetic with most attempts to make hymns gender-inclusive, but "God Rest Ye Merry Gentle Friends" is a bridge too far
Just pretend that you, a mixed-sex group, are singing to a male crowd because the women are temporarily off eating roasted chestnuts or something
"Bitter clingers" but it's the baby plastered to my pant leg
😭 Figures. I don't know why the few foods I dislike have to be among the very few Conor doesn't mind
I really dislike cumin, but I keep coming across it in Mediterranean recipes. Is it possible to leave it out while keeping the rest of recipe the same? Or would that mess with the balance too much?
I assume I think ahead more than my husband, and then I ask him to put goat's milk soap into a stocking full of candy 💀
11mo is starting to say "Mom" now. The cool part is I got to be his first word. Uncool part is he mostly says it when he's upset
My Spotify Wrapped has been ruined by playing songs for the baby:
Shutting the fridge and causing my baby to WEEP
Husband started sleep-singing to the baby last night 🥹
Points to him, he has so far always said funny or cute things in his sleep. Though "funny" includes cheering for WWE shows he apparently thinks he's watching
Baby isn't walking but he's crawling and furniture cruising a lot, and boy does it take some getting used to that my screamy burrito has turned into a small rotund person standing at the coffee table
It's after midnight. Baby has no interest in sleep and is instead attempting to eat the diaper pail
One thing I did not consider about having a baby with a runny nose is that said baby will inevitably cry and exacerbate the effects thereof 💀
Achievement unlocked: Put the baby's sleep sack on while he was sleeping
No, I didn't!
I am slowly making my way through the mega-ton of Sandra Boynton books 😅
Current favorite is the one where a bunch of monsters show up at 6 AM for a birthday party, during which they proceed to wreck the subject's house
Looking for board book suggestions--any recommendations?
Likes:
- classics
- rhythm books with a good sense of meter
- books with diverse characters that aren't about diversity as such (think "Corduroy")
Dislikes:
- books about how much the parent loves the child or vice versa
The baby just BIT MY KNEE
Trust the AI
Realized today that, in preventing me from naming our son after St. Cassian, my husband simultaneously protected me from people assuming I would take baby names from Star Wars
Thought being a homeschool grad would exempt me from seeing the obits of people I went to school with, but a kid from our homeschool group was just shot by the cops after going off his meds and becoming violent. Tragic situation all around
Trying to drink my coffee, but the baby prefers Maximum Physical Contact
This is the dream
So I knew the baby was going nuts at night from teething his top front teeth, but apparently I was wrong in that he is actually getting all four top teeth in at the same time
I've been informed this is unusual. Lucky us 💀