12/08/15 Grif.Net - Apparently a Parent
Robert Griffin
[One of my favorite comic strip creators, Bill Keane, often showed that he knew what life with children was really like. His strip, The Family Circus, centered on a couple with four young children. In last Sunday’s paper were a couple more about parenting and made me research out a few of his “best”. Then added a bunch of my own.]
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… all I have to offer a visitor at my house is graham crackers and a juice box.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… I find the only hanky I’ve brought for the evening has Dora the Explorer printed on it.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… I can quickly browse through racks of Star Wars and Cars 2 toys knowing who we have at home and who we are desperately looking for.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… my wife and I know if it’s going to be Steve or Joe as the host of Blue’s Clues just by the first five seconds of the opening song.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… the most I will do to the driver who just cut me off is to briefly beep, because I have children in the back seat who will mimic any foul language and gestures.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… my purse contains lone Cheerios, Goldfish, and those pesky straw coverings from juice boxes.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… all the ads coming up on my Facebook page are for toys.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… I can tell you when story time is at the public library.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… 9:30 rolls around each night and my wife and I are ready to sleep.
It’s apparent I’m a parent when… the most cherished Christmas tree decoration is a fragment of a 40 year old green and purple construction paper chain.
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"