Category: Life with Children

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Child Care

I was eating at a restaurant With my only sister and her kid. Now I had always disliked children And most everybody knew I did. But I was being nice to Junior, Just mostly for my family’s sake. That is until my sis decided That she had to take a potty break. I asked, “But […]

Tongue-Tied

I would talk to the red haired girl The next time that she passed me by; But if she didn’t answer me, My heart would break and I would cry. I jumped right up when I saw her, But couldn’t think of what to say, So I just kicked her on the shin And then […]

Toothbrush

Tommy’s toothbrush fell in the toilet. Mom said, “We have to throw it away. We’ll have to buy you another one When we go to town later today.” Little Tommy said, to his mother, “Then we have to throw yours away too. Last week when it fell in the toilet I didn’t know what you’re […]

First Day of Kindergarten

She could see he was squirming, The little boy named Scotty. “Raise your hand with two fingers If you have to go potty.” A good time to explain rules; But before she could get through, Scotty asked, hysterically, “What good is that gonna do?”

Are We There Yet?

We’ve barely pulled out of the drive When the question I always get, No matter the length of the trip Is, “Daddy, are we there yet?” “Who gets to sit by the window?” Is cause for much fussing and fret. The fighting stops just long enough To ask, “Dad, are we there yet?” Do they […]