Mastodawn

(While eating pizza with our 3 yo)

Daughter: what are you doing?
Me: eating pizza.
D: oh my goodness!
M: and what are you doing?
D: I'm saying 'oh my goodness!'

My daughter turned three today.

She has said to me "No, I don't want ..." no less than half a dozen times today.

In the past month, she probably said it three times.

So, yes, she really turned three today.

When my young daughter
Curls up in the tiny space
My chest and arm form,

She doesn't know yet
That she could ask for anything
And she would get it.

“Oh no, now they’re dead!

I like this movie.”

Watched whole Paw Patrol
Cinematic Universe.
I think that's enough.

Is a three-year-old
Too young for her first glimpse of
Oceans Eleven?

A Tinkerbell dress
Over candy-cane PJs
Is this year's new look.

(What: *You're* gonna tell
A three-year-old how to dress?
Not very likely.)

My three-year-old says
I won't get any presents
Since I'm ... mean(?!?) ... to her.

But when did she start
Making all these rules for me?
Threenagers are fun.

“I want you to leave me alone!!!”

You’re three years old and we’re on our way to daycare. This is logistically impossible. #Threenager #ParentLife 😔

Dislike Peppa Pig.
So, of course, it's all my kid
Ever wants to watch.

This is such an important talk on the proven cognitive benefits of #involvedfatherhood by @PVrticka

Since being on parental leave with my baby daughter, I've noticed increased patience & closeness with my #threenager son.

#Parents, I recommend you watch this. A great opportunity to reflect on your family life & how you can grow in harmony together.

Caring Dads: The Making of Involved and Confident Fathers | Pascal Vrticka | TEDxUniversityofEssex
https://youtu.be/WyQ2z3vt-KQ

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