Category: Life with Children

“I pooped in my potty!” She was so very proud. At the top of her voice Lotty yelled it out loud. Her mother came running Just to look at her work. Lotty stood by her pot With an I-did-it smirk. Now Mommy had promised A new toy to Lotty The first time that she put […]

I was lying down on the couch, Deeply engrossed in my study book, When Peggy Sue held her finger out And said, “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy look!” So I stuck her finger in my mouth And pretended that I was chewing. I said that I was eating sugar When Peggy asked what I was doing. She […]

There is one most talented baby Born into the world each day. Today it is going to be mine, Much to other new fathers’ dismay. If it’s a boy, he’s going to play football, I’ll watch him on Sunday TV. I’ll brag to the guys at the office Just how much he takes after me. […]

Last night when Mommy tucked me in I hugged her neck and kissed her, She whispered that the “Baby Stork” Was bringing me a little sister. If I can catch that stupid bird Before it finds my mother, I’ll make it take my sister back And swap it for a little brother!

It’s the way I make my living Calling people on the phone. I could hear a lot of voices So she wasn’t home alone. She was speaking in a whisper. I could barely hear her voice. So I asked for either parent Leaving her to make the choice. She said, “Both my folks are busy. […]