Author Archives: tara

Or, has he been playing too much “Civilization”? “Do you like that guy? If you don’t, then attack his city.” “Try and attack him, and then make peace with him and try and get technology, okay?”

Me, to 6-y-o T: T, you’re very cold T, to me: Well, that’s how life is. No one can have anyone else as they exactly want them.

Me to 6-y-o T: T, go play outside. T, about his brother: N doesn’t want to. DH to T: What if you didn’t have a brother? Would you never go outside? T to DH, in his typical non-sequitur way of … Continue reading →

N, to DH: You’re the best daddy in the whole world. No, you’re not the best daddy in the whole world, but you’re a good dad, and I love you. And I don’t know if I’ve ever said thanks before … Continue reading →

So N is 10, and even though we’ve provided him with books about becoming a teenager, sexuality, and the like (which he’s devoured, of course, because they have printed material, and could probably recite back to me ad nauseum), I’ve … Continue reading →

T: My dream woke me up.  Wanna know how? Me: No.   OK, yes, how did your dream wake you up? T: It made an unhearable sound. Oh, of COURSE …

T: I wonder what we’ll have for breakfast tomorrow. My husband: How about oatmeal? T, eagerly: How about SARDINES? (No, he wasn’t joking.)

T comes over for help zipping his coat to go outside, and I realize he’s wearing snow pants and a coat but no shirt. I mention, casually, “You know, some people choose to wear a shirt under their coat when … Continue reading →

The boys came down stairs looking very disturbed and told us that they’d been practicing javelin with a broom (????) and now there’s a hole in the wall (??????!!!!!!!!!). We mentioned that it’s generally not a good idea to practice … Continue reading →

Interesting conversation, definitely related to autism, that I’m mostly posting here just so I remember it in the future… We were driving home from town, just N and me, and it was night-time, thus dark in the car, and N … Continue reading →