Carter has had a rough couple weeks. Tantrums while camping, increased physical aggression towards others, and the ever-infuriating, “Sorry, but” to lead off every refusal to comply. But on a day that might make the parenting highlight film, I got to have a meaningful conversation with him. We connected. We listened to each other. Behavior [...]
Digging Up Bones
On the way home from a playdate, Carter asks Kevin,
“Dad, can we please go dig in the ground until we find a body?”
Kevin: “Why?”
Carter: “Because I really really want to hold a bone, a human bone.”
Kevin spends some time talking about calling various biology departments to see if Carter could see a human bone, [...]