supervising from the couch: Call 1-800-NEW-HOUSE

Friday, March 27, 2009

Call 1-800-NEW-HOUSE

Overheard today:

Milsie: "How did you get a new house on the inside?"

Ellie: "We just ordered it."

4 comments:

Rachel said...: Huh. Perhaps we should call. Right now we have 1-800-old-house.; March 28, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Swimmingmom said...: Cute! I would like that strategy! I could use a new house on the inside! Free would work too.; March 29, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Melissa said...: I guess it's too bad that Amelia wasn't around when we ordered our new house on the inside.; March 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Rachelle said...: If it looks like yours...I'll take it!; April 1, 2009 at 10:10 AM

here's the story:

I was interviewed for a newpaper article about kids and sleep, and quoted as saying something like "when I'm tired, I feel like supervising from the couch." Ever since, it's been our catch phrase for slacker parenting. Ironically, I only had one child at the time and we were practically attached at the hip. Now that I have four older kids, they spend chunks of time playing without even the benefit of me watching from the couch. However, I do try to come running if it sounds like there might be blood. Somehow they have all thrived in spite of me.