Lin Hawthorne

Hunger Games Toddler Edition: The house rule is that all people named Joshua must eat their food in their high chair. It has been this way since food became a ‘thing’ for him. This morning, he decided he didn’t like that rule. It took an hour of calmly repeating the rules and consequences over and over and meldowns galore, but hunger eventually won out and he happily decided to get up in his high chair and eat. Like the wailing and gnashing of teeth never happened. Tune in next time for “Hunger Games Mockingmom.” You can look forward to plot twists based on absolutely nothing. Deus ex Machina.

Dear cat: I love you, you have been with me for 14 years. But right now I have two little children crawling on me 24/7. If you try and get close to me and steal my ice cream and interrupt my few minutes of peace and quiet, I will throw you across this room. Love, “I’m the boss of you”

Dear #dbacks, there is a little almost two year old who watches almost every televised game from start to finish. He points to the screen & says “bahh-bee” – his way of saying baseball. He imitates the wind up and the pitch and runs around wearing a dbacks hat. He “runs the bases” when you get a hit. So as a favor to this little fan CAN YOU PLEASE WIN THE NEXT GAME?!?!?