Month: August 2025
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AITA for Giving Mom Every Known Virus and Maybe Inventing a Few?By James, Age 3 (Floor Licker, Germ Ambassador, Amateur Virologist) Hi. It’s me. James. Three years old. I bring joy, snacks, and contagion. Lately, people have been saying “I think Mommy needs a break” which is wild because I broke her last Tuesday. Not…
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rise from the couch like a war veteran reentering the battlefield. I hear giggles. Splashing. The unmistakable slap of water hitting tile. I don’t rush. I know what waits for me. I walk the hallway with the slow, solemn pace of someone who’s seen too much. A sock clings to my foot like it’s given…
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Hi Internet. I’m James (3M), and I’ve recently made a tactical relocation from my assigned toddler bed to the master bedroom, which features a king-sized mattress, prime snack real estate, and a TV that plays cars smashing into other cars on YouTube. It’s basically paradise. It started with me just wanting to watch “crashies” in…
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A Dad’s POV, Now with Extra Delusion and Chlorine Dan tightened his cleats like he was suiting up for war.Black under-eye stripes. Helmet gleaming.He looked like a man preparing for battle—or possibly a very intense adult rec league game where the average age was 42 and the post-game snack was orange slices and ibuprofen. Beside…
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Hi. I’m Pookie. I’m a cat. I live in a house with several humans, including one small, loud, emotionally unstable one named James. He builds things. He cries a lot. He smells like Cheetos and sticky fingers. Today, James was constructing what he called “the longest car track in the world.” It involved magnetic blocks,…
