Basic Mom Week in Review - 03/13/16

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. This conversation with my husband after he returned from changing my 2-year-old's diaper while we were at Barnes & Noble (where he had argued with me before taking her that there wasn't a changing station in the men's room):

Me: Was there one in there?

Husband: Yeah, there was a whole pile in there.

Me: I meant was there a changing station.

Husband: Oh. Yeah.

Lesson: When my 2-year-old is involved, apparently everyone just assumes I'm talking about poop.

2. A picture of this barcode showed up in the photos on my phone Monday afternoon, and I have no idea how or why. I suspect my 2-year-old is behind it.

Lesson: Well, more of a request really . . . If someone is reading this at a Target, can you hold this under one of those scanner things and tell me if anything shows up? If it's something to do with Bubble Guppies, then my suspicions will be confirmed.

3. I captured this scene from a horror movie while my 2-year-old played outside in her playhouse for the first time this year:

Lesson: Dirty little-kid hands are creepy AF.

4. My 2-year-old brought her Ariel doll to lunch. And then insisted on eating her carrot like this:

Lesson: Some things are even creepier than dirty little-kid hands.

5. My 7-year-old brought this home from school:

Lesson: Oh boy. I think my daughter is vying to be Donald Trump's running mate.

(J.K. She definitely meant "changes." I hope . . . )