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We took Nathan to the Zoo because surprisingly enough, he grows weary of our small house even though hello, my child who does not pay for the mortgage, we have seventeen HBO channels! HBO Latino is almost like Dora! And FYI: fancy cable doesn't pay for itself, kid. You watch Taxicab Confessions and LIKE IT.
The moment Mike saw the glass-encased carousel at the zoo, his eyes lit up and he said, "Oh we have to do that." I'm sure he saw it as an opportunity to have a genuine family experience. What I saw was a potential battle with my 21-month-old, a child who wanted to roam free in the grassy field outside the glass house, not sit on some mechanical pony while tinkly music piped in overhead.
It is very difficult to clutch a wriggling child while trying to give my husband the evil eye whenever the circular hell trap afforded me the view to say, "YOU DID THIS TO ME!" Equally frustrating was watching my husband turn a very expensive camera, lens and flash setup into a simple point and shoot because he doesn't know how to zoom in! It is also very difficult to smile while hoping that my husband this time FINDS THE SHUTTER BUTTON! THERE IS ONLY ONE!
I guess it wasn't so bad, even if I had to wave Nathan's hand for him and bellow into his ear, "SMILE AT DADDY! THAT MAN THERE IS YOUR FATHER AND YOU SMILE AT HIM RIGHT NOW!"
I don't mean to be such a Debbie Downer, but gold stars and sunshine lose their magic when your post-birth vagina has the spacious square footage of an airplane hangar. I'm just saying.
The moment Mike saw the glass-encased carousel at the zoo, his eyes lit up and he said, "Oh we have to do that." I'm sure he saw it as an opportunity to have a genuine family experience. What I saw was a potential battle with my 21-month-old, a child who wanted to roam free in the grassy field outside the glass house, not sit on some mechanical pony while tinkly music piped in overhead.
It is very difficult to clutch a wriggling child while trying to give my husband the evil eye whenever the circular hell trap afforded me the view to say, "YOU DID THIS TO ME!" Equally frustrating was watching my husband turn a very expensive camera, lens and flash setup into a simple point and shoot because he doesn't know how to zoom in! It is also very difficult to smile while hoping that my husband this time FINDS THE SHUTTER BUTTON! THERE IS ONLY ONE!
I guess it wasn't so bad, even if I had to wave Nathan's hand for him and bellow into his ear, "SMILE AT DADDY! THAT MAN THERE IS YOUR FATHER AND YOU SMILE AT HIM RIGHT NOW!"
I don't mean to be such a Debbie Downer, but gold stars and sunshine lose their magic when your post-birth vagina has the spacious square footage of an airplane hangar. I'm just saying.
6 Comments:
LOL! I've been there many times when it comes to photos.
I agree with 's' - you find that over time, "Take the fucking picture already" looks the same as 'cheese' in pictures if you squeeze your cheeks when you say it.
Nathan looks extra cute. I think he really liked the outing.
P.S. Absent from the list of 10 things I love about my husband is his ability to artistically crop a photo. He's HORRIBLE at photography.
How do I relate to this scenario, let me count the ways... LOL
But, in the end, the photo came out great!
that made me laugh. thanks! i needed that.
You crack me up!
And I haven't read my ZooNews since, oh, like September so I missed out on the unveiling of the Carousel! I remember the old one, there's a picture of me in a green leisure suit (I swear, it was 1976) riding it!
You and Nathan are adorable!
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