Babby Talk 10.24.24

Potty talk, apologies in advance.

There comes a time for every parent, when their kids reach a certain age, that you must begin to think about potty training. It's a ridiculous phrase and everything about it sounds terrible. A potty? We are training you? This feels like it's going to be both hard and dumb. And it is! And even when you're done with the "training" portion of your little humans learning to do human things like use the bathroom independently, there are still plenty of surprises for the parents. What will be in the toilet when you go in there? (No one flushes, ever, unless they are flushing 100 times in a row for no reason). Is the whole roll of toilet paper unspooled and left in a pile on the sink? What's going on on the toilet seat and the floor? Do I even want to know or just go straight to the disinfecting phase? Is that temporary tattoo of a pizza slice on my faucet? Yes it is. What will I find next time? I really just don't know. -Grace

8 things at least somewhat related to life with kids

• Make: DIY kawaii ghosties 👻 with paper and electric tea lights.

• Shop: A practical denim option for children apropos of potty training, with an elastic waist and a voluminous silhouette that's easy to pull down.

• Read: One of the great joys of being a parent is approaching everything we thought we knew with a fresh perspective. What is time? Sheesh. That is actually a super hard question to answer! We love this sweet mediation on the nature of time that will get them thinking, and probably you as well.

  

  Felt Handcraft Anchovies

• Play: The felted food you didn't know you needed in your life is actually intended for your child's play kitchen. Would you believe?! Don't people understand felting is high art? Either way, this is a good deal.

• Read: TW A really beautiful essay on miscarriage by Jennie Agg via

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• Look: Enjoy this beautiful array of all the cardigan colors Mister Rogers wore on his show over the years, presented in chronological order as a touching and visually pleasing reminder of his wonderfulness.

• Nest: The easiest and best answer to bathroom smells.

• Do: Carving pumpkins used to seem like a strangely arduous, somewhat dangerous task. Who were all these people making such elaborately cool jack-o’-lantern designs? As it turns out, it could be you! All you need is the right tools and a few tricks of the trade.

Something we love to see:

via @earthtuface

A few more for the road:

This is what breastfeeding looks like via MRI.
A poem about tiny baby feet.
A moment for Moo Deng's mom.

Thanks for reading. Please email all constructive feedback with the subject line “I hate you I wish you weren’t my mom.” See you very soon.

Court + Grace