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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Quiet = Trouble

by Papa K on August 29, 2010

Christine and I are starting to learn a very useful parenting lesson. For the first year of Maile’s life, we worried when she made lots of noise – crying meant that something was wrong. Now? We worry when Maile isn’t making any noise. Whenever it gets too quiet in the house and Maile isn’t directly in sight, it typically means something naughty is going on.

Below are four examples. In each instance, Christine or I were doing something and Maile snuck off and next thing we knew…

What? I thought I'd help by picking out my outfit for today...

What? I thought I'd help by picking out my outfit for today...

What? I'm just learning how toilet paper works...

What? I'm just learning how toilet paper works...

What? I just wanted to make sure you didn't leave your credit card at the store...

What? I just wanted to make sure you didn't leave your credit card at the store...

You know what? I got nothing for this one. I just spilled my dinner. Sorry.

You know what? I got nothing for this one. I just spilled my dinner. Sorry.

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