THE OUT AND ABOUT EDITION

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Dave, pointing out signs for J to practice reading as we drive: look, J, another Applebee’s.
J: oh, yeah.
Dave, pointing at hospital across the road: and that’s where O, A, and C were born.
J: was I not born there?
Dave: no, you were born at a different hospital because we didn’t live around here yet.
O, pensively: I was born in… an Applebee’s.

April 2022, 4 years old

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Me: O! Oh my gosh, where did you find an arm?! Go put that mannequin’s arm back on her body wherever she is!

April 2022, 4 years old

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(Loudly, in the stall of a crowded public restroom)
O: I like your underwear, Mom!
Me: oh! Well, thank you.
O: I really like your underwear, Mom! It’s like princess underwear!
The large group of women waiting in line as we exit the stall: 🙂

February 2022, 4 years old