"Shoulders are the opposite of the butt" -7yo, dropping a new hot take
12.02.2026 02:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@parentball.bsky.social
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"Shoulders are the opposite of the butt" -7yo, dropping a new hot take
12.02.2026 02:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ugh, show some pride
11.02.2026 13:40 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I canβt read the word βJerrifiiedβ without hearing Kramer saying it
11.02.2026 03:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*youth financial advisor voice* You know who else was risen?
11.02.2026 02:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Savage
11.02.2026 02:09 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Could whoever takes these pictures please stop getting your thumb in the way of the top left of the pic? Thanks
10.02.2026 03:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Why are they calling it βfungi miningβ when βcap and tradeβ is right there?
10.02.2026 01:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0At least they didnβt string him (or her) on
10.02.2026 01:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Was just tidying up the living room and discovered a Super Bowl watch checklist that 7yo made. Hadnβt seen her making it
09.02.2026 22:49 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0πΆ *Dionne Warwick voice*
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what fronds are for
*M. Night Shyamalan furiously taking notes*
09.02.2026 03:31 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0*Buggles voice * πΆ Alexa killed the funny ad Thor
09.02.2026 02:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No offense (derogatory (to both teams))
09.02.2026 00:32 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Amen. Weak so far
09.02.2026 00:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Never gonna apologize for being a Masshole descended from Mainers
08.02.2026 18:44 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0About to head out to the big event: 7yoβs birthday party at the local ninja gym. Gonna be off the wall (literal)
08.02.2026 18:43 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In this house, we celebrate both. Reposting my old piece in shameless self-promotion. (Also, go Pats!)
08.02.2026 16:44 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Quackpackβ’οΈ
08.02.2026 13:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Was it βlellowβ? Both our kids said lellow, and it was the best
07.02.2026 20:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thereβs a secret society dedicated to promoting this idea and fighting big chicken soup. Itβs called the Broth-erhood. But Iβve said too much
07.02.2026 20:20 β π 58 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0βDouble negative is a positive, but a double positive can never be a negative.β
βYeah yeah.β
7yo has just started pronouncing βperfectβ correctly, replacing her former pronunciation of βperf-tictβ. I miss it already
07.02.2026 13:50 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Me: *searches for inflatable hot tubs once on Wayfair*
Wayfair: *emails every 42 minutes INFLATABLE HOT TUBS BIGGEST SALE EVER until heat death of the universe (which, not gonna lie, feels like it would be a good time to have one)*
NPR interviewer: And how would you describe Green Day for those not familiar with the band?
Interviewee: They're classic rock.
Me:
Oh, I see my third or fourth favorite seasonal Olympics is starting
05.02.2026 02:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Told 6yo the old joke: "Pete and Repeat are on a boat. Pete jumps out. Who's left?" She'd already heard it. But 10yo immediately threw down with: "Pete and Canyoutellthejokeagain are on a board. Pete jumps out. Who's left?"
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oh, that's ms. piggle-wiggle's house
04.02.2026 14:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Houlihans! They had way better fajitas than a place like that deserved to have
04.02.2026 03:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0