Babby Talk #60
Thinking about what makes a successful birthday party for kids. Is it beer?
There is a lot going on out there, too much really, for any person to process meaningfully. Still, we have to keep parenting, finishing out the school year and preparing for summer. We're doing our best while also sifting through David Lynch's estate auction as a form of self-soothing.
9 things at least somewhat related to life with kids:
Read: A book that explores the history of men nurturing babies. Happy. Father's. Day.
Wear: It’s almost summer! Time for running around outside — through sprinklers, on grass, and literally anywhere else — so here’s some cute strawberry shorts and striped tees for your small child to wear.
Listen: In the event that your children are a wee bit of a pain (euphemism) about who gets to listen to what and by whom when riding in the car, here is a playlist everyone can enjoy.
Wear: Clogs that are rubber but not Crocs. No shade, love a Croc, but these are more refined utilitarian option.
Make: Everything good and refreshing about drinking a Paloma except you are eating and it's olives.
Listen: Revisiting this short podcast episode on how to talk to kids about scary news.
Do: You CAN throw a birthday party for kids without buying a ton of useless plastic crap!
Read: In his book titled Dads, photographer Bart Heynen hopes to portray what modern gay fatherhood looks like in America today.
Take Care: For the postpartum person you love, an exquisite herbal tea formulated specifically for the fourth trimester.
Something we are pretty sure is typically how babies emerge from the womb:
🌈 Fact check! Something a child told us this week: Coyotes and badgers sometimes team up to hunt. They’ve also been spotted napping together. Napping!
For paid subscribers, the theme is: things for summer and the family flex.