Please withhold all judgment until the end of this entire short post.
You know what- just withhold it forever.
The other day, we got home from work and began our evening routine. Our 4 and 5 year old boys had both gotten in trouble with the babysitter that day, drew all over the windows and armrests of the van with crayon, fought with each other, argued with us, etc. etc.
Our 16-month old daughter was cute as a button all evening. At one point, she grabbed a book off the floor, waddled over to the little kid couch in the living room, sat down quietly, and opened the book.
I whispered to my husband…. “Psssst. Look at her. She’s so freakin’ cute. I love her so much. I think she’s my favorite right now.”
His reply: “Uuuum. Are you allowed to do that?”
“Uh. Yeah. Probably. Just don’t tell the boys or anybody.”
Husband: “Well, she’s not gonna be your favorite anymore in ten minutes when you have to change her diaper and she’s kicking and screaming at you.”
“Exactly. That’s why you’re allowed to have favorites. They change so frequently so each kid ends up getting equal time anyway. It’s all good. It evens out in the end.”
If you have more than one child, there’s no way you’ve never thought this. It’s time we start talking about it…
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