Category Archives: Observational Humor

Things I’ve Learned on the Playground Today

  1. Many of the Park Slope moms carry business cards.
2. On chance that you’ve forgotten baby sunscreen, somebody can hook you up with some.
3. Second children appear to be more laid back than first-borns.
4. If there is a sandbox around, someone is probably doing one of the following a) eating sand; b) throwing sand; c) stealing someone else’s sand toy.
5. When you’re two-three years old, “waiting your turn” is optional.
6. If you have a baby, someone wants to hold him/her and mentions how they want another baby.
7. There appear to be two types of playground moms a) Those that discipline their kids; b) Those who ignore their kids and let them beat the crap out of other kids.
8. Nannies/Babysitters want to make a point that the kid they’re watching isn’t biologically theirs, however moms want to make the point that the kid they are watching is biologically theirs.
9. The way to exit the playground the most gracefully is through bribery.
What have you learned on the playground?

Random Life Observations

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but I think something might be wrong with me. I can’t think of anything to write. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have some ideas, but many of them are “too personal” or “too provocative” and I’m not sure I can deal with the fall out after posting them. Instead, I’m going to share some things I’ve noticed lately, using photographs to illustrate them.

I enjoy driving.

Ari enjoys throwing sand…
And stealing other people’s tricycles.

Even in New York City, you can still find a bird’s nest.

Samara is getting bigger by the day.

Ari is going to be three years old. I can’t believe it.

Finally, I have two kids. No really…two of them. Wil looks mad in this picture, but insists that “the sun was in his eyes.”
What have you noticed lately?