Better Mommy Day
I was a better mommy today. Our destination was the Habitots Children's Discovery Museum in Berkeley. Z was a little skeptical at first--I think he associates a room full of toys and strange children as a place where Mommy leaves him and disappears for an hour (church, the gym). Once I reassured him I wasn't going anywhere, he had a great time. His favorites were the arts and crafts room, where I let him get as messy and paint-covered as he wanted to--which was plenty--and the water play area, where I let him get as wet as he wanted to--also plenty. A day where you end up in wet, paint-covered pants is a good day, when you're an almost-two-year-old. (Yes, I had dry pants to change him into. The shirt came off for water play; the paint will wash out.)
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