The Lovely and Talented Coya Paz

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John Hughes Daydreaming
A playlist of the essential teen 80s movie songs plus some of my personal favorites.
Listen to it on 8tracks here!

Yes!

May 24

John Hughes Daydreaming

A playlist of the essential teen 80s movie songs plus some of my personal favorites.

Listen to it on 8tracks here!

Yes!

Morning bike ride. My bike has the child seat, and my partner is riding in front of us.
My Child: Mama, go faster! We have to win!!!!!!
Me: It's not a race. We're playing follow the leader.
My Child: Yes it is! It is a race! Everything is a race.
Me: I hope you take that competitive spirit and become a corporate raider like Mitt Romney.
(a beat)
My Child: Maaaama... Stop saying that!!!!!!!!

May 20

Conversations With (Competitive) 3-Year Olds

May 20

hungoverowls:

“Look-I’m tired and this is stupid, and…I’m tired and this is stupid.”

Me: Look at that great Hip-Hop dancing.
My OWN Child: But I don't do Hip-Hop.
Me: what kind of dancing do you do?
Child: Dancing-dancing.
Me: But Hip-Hop is dancing too...
Child: No. Hip-Hop is not dancing. It's just... (long pause) Hip-Hop.

Feb 1

Conversations with 3-year olds...

Heated debate about whether Ryan Gosling is cute.
S: He's kind of short.
D: people get taller when you're laying on top of them.

Jan 15

"I don’t like almond milk. And coconut milk gives you diarrea if you drink too much. Rice milk is the healthiest milk alternative. It’s nothing but carbs and starch. No complicated vitamins to digest. Have you tried it?"

- Barista

Jan 11

"Me: I’m so happy right now! 3yr Old: You don’t LOOK very happy, Mama."

Jan 8

"Today at my daughter’s daycare, translated from Spanish: Child 1: Are you IRX’s mama? Me: Yes. 1: Where’s her Daddy? Me: She doesn’t have a daddy. 1: What happened to him? Me: Nothing. She never had one. [Repeat 4x] 2: Did her Daddy go off with another family? Me: (starts laughing) No. She never had a daddy. 2: You HAVE to have a daddy…. IRX: That’s silly! I have two mommies. Not a mommy and a daddy. 1: I saw IRX’s Daddy! Me: You did? 3: Yeah, at the Christmas party. I saw him with her. Me: I don’t THINK so! All: YES! Uh huh! Yes! Me: Hmmm… what does IRX’s daddy look like? IRX: I DON’T HAVE A DADDY! I HAVE TWO MOMMIES. 3: Hair like this [spiky]. Glasses…[describing my partner.] Me: Uh… That’s… That’s a mommy. ALL: No. No way. No. 3: What are you TALKING about? 1: IRX, I saw your daddy (padre). Don’t worry IRX you have two parents… (tienes dos padres) (In Spanish “parents” is “padres.” Father is “padres”) Me: Pos sí, tiene padres pero no tiene padre."

- Conversations with Confused 3yr Olds, 4yr Olds, 5yr Olds.

Jan 7

My Brother (on phone to someone): okay, talk to you later. Love you. (hangs up) Me: oooooh. Who’s that? Your girlfriend? Brother: my sister. I think you know her? Me: do you ever tell your GF you love her? Brother: when she tells me she loves me, I say “that’s cool.” [Long discussion…] Me: Do you do anything romantic for her? Brother: of course! I take her out to restaurants and pay for pizza all the time.

Dec 26

Modern Love… Conversations with 27 year olds