Tag Archives: parenting

July 17, 2025 · 8:58 am

Earth Hero

Fighter (my daughter’s imaginary friend that pilots all her favorite toys) is named “Earth Hero” now.

That’s because a little while ago, there was a huge army of bad guys that wanted to “kill the Earth” (!) and all the good guys fought them, but then all the good guys except Fighter died and there was still a bus (?) full of bad guys left, but Fighter was able to kill them all at once with super bombs that were also bullets, and then he brought all the good guys back to life.

(That’s not a Deus Ex Machina, by the way, both of those abilities were already canon. Fighter–sorry, I mean Earth Hero–can do basically anything.)

A small toy fighter jet. — His plane is also indestructible.

Watching your kids learn how to use language and make art is one of the best parts of parenting!

Feeding Off Each Other’s Energy

My 5 year old is currently at that stage of development where “If big sis does it, it must be the best!” My 7 year old, meanwhile, is at the point in her development where her little sibling’s attention is starting to be enjoyable more often than annoying.

An unfortunate consequence of all this wonderful sibling bonding is that trying to get both of them to stop being rowdy at the same time is like playing the world’s least fun game of whack-a-mole.

Darndest

5 year old, giving me a hug: “I love you, dad. You’re such a great dad.”

Me: “Aww, thank you baby. You’re a great kid, too.”

5 yo: “I just smelled the way you would taste if I were to eat you.”

Me: “O…kay…”