I was going to title this post, "this is how babies get shaken," and talk about my youngest keeping me up all of last night. But since this blog got dragged elsewhere, and someone was using my lack of sandwich-making prowess as an example of my sub-par parenting, it would probably be best to avoid the shaken-baby angle.
That was a joke people.
For the record, angry readers, I am not unfit to home school because I'm no good at making lunches. I home school _because_ I'm no good at making lunches. I'm also not particularly good at filling out forms printed on coloured paper and adorned with clip-art.
Really though. If you feel that you are more capable of making a dairy-free, nut-free, meat-free, and kosher jam; and if you want me to know that you are therefore a more fit mother than I am, please contact me c/o StealthJew. I will sample your wares and get back to you with a verdict.
An anecdote, to close.
Actual adult: Munchkin, you can't have an umbrella in bed.
Munchkin: It's a parasol.
When I had my first kid the pediatrician's office used to have posters all over that reminded you to "never, ever shake a baby". I actually used to laugh at them. Who on earth would shake a baby!?!
ReplyDelete...then I had my second kid and I understood why those posters where necessary. It was a mantra I repeated often to myself.