keep passing the open windows

BH:  What’s a ghetto?
Taylor:  It’s an area in a city where poor people live.”
BH: ”But doesn’t it have something to do with ‘The Blacks?’”
Taylor:  “No”
BH:  “Are you sure?  Because I thought it had something to do with ‘The Blacks?’” 
Taylor: ”You are so dumb”
Should I be glad that my child knows what a ghetto is?  I am at least grateful [...]

Taylor was 13 in November.  All of a sudden he is tall… 5′4″ or maybe even 5′5″ (he’s catching up with me) and now his voice is changing!  I can’t believe it.  Some moments it’s the same as ever and then he’ll speak and I’ll think “is that Tay?  Or is he being voiced by a narrarator, [...]

Friday Reagan calls me “Mommy, will you take Blake, Taylor and I to see Epic Movie?”  Me: No, ask your dad. She didn’t want to ask him. I arrive home and tell Chris about this question and he says “wow, she should have asked me; I would have taken them to the movies..”  Luckily Reagan was in [...]