April 1, 2013  |  8:30am
"I don’t want to stop. You don’t understand. This is just too much fun for a grown-up to understand!"

— Beth, age 4, playing in a mud puddle while wearing nice clothes

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February 19, 2013  |  8:30am
"Someday, I’m going to invent a new word that helps grown-ups understand how weird kids think they are."

— Luke, age 8

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February 6, 2013  |  8:30am
"When I’m a grown up, and I have a grown up brain, I’m still going to keep my kid brain. It’s important."

— Beth, age 4

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January 10, 2013  |  8:30am
"I know you don’t believe me. It’s because you can’t see what I see. Grown-ups just can’t see what kids see. But what we see is real!"

— Beth, age 4

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December 31, 2012  |  8:30am
"Daddy, play is the most important thing. When I’m a grown up, I am going to have a rule: when a kid asks me to stop working and play with them, I will do it, right away."

— Beth, age 4

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November 29, 2012  |  9:48am

Sometimes all I can do is remind myself that I am supposed to be the adult in the room.

Ever have that feeling?

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