accidental feminist

Dina has recently expressed an interest in dead bodies. To be precise, she has reiterated her interest.
“Why do dead bodies interest you, Dina?”
“You know, because you can look at the bones, and the blood and stuff. I’d like to study dead bodies some day.”
“They do that in medical school.”
Excited face.
“And I could figure out how [...]

Dina: “I made a friend, but I forgot her name.”
Bassie: “I’m not going in there. It smells like sweaty feet.”

Highlights included:
* Dina asking why you need to have a turn signal in the back of your car. “That’s a good question, Dina.” “Yeah…I’m a good question maker.”
* Open house at ballet class: look at that form, that concentration, that girl behind her who’s clearly got her arms in the wrong position.
*This conversation, from [...]

My awesome brother and sister-in-law got us 4 movie tickets for Hannukah. How to use them? Here are our family friendly options, along with my “worth the price of popcorn”, “netflix instant queue”, or “watch it at your friend’s house, kids” ratings.
Tooth Fairy: proof that Dwayne Johnson will never give up a chance to [...]

I tried to explain to Bassie the comedy rule of threes the other day in the car. The example I gave was pretty pathetic, though. Something like, “Pack your bags for the trip, kids! You’ll need bug spray, snacks, and a ten foot garden hose!”
Meh.
Bassie’s response: “Oh, okay, I get it. Like, ‘This restaurant has [...]