Category
Holidays
8 jokes in this drawer.
My grandson asked why I always put the wrapping paper back in the closet but wrap his birthday presents on the kitchen floor
Some gifts require the proper ceremonial workspace — and by workspace, I mean wherever there's room to kneel.
My daughter asked why I always fold the roadmap back up but we only ever use the GPS
Paper backup meets digital hubris—it's a beautiful system until we hit a tunnel.
My son asked why I always put the sunscreen in the beach bag but we never actually make it to the beach
We're a prepared family. Prepared to stay home.
My daughter asked why I always put the birthday candles in the cake but never actually bring matches to the table
Because presentation is half the party, and fire safety is the other half we'll figure out later.
My grandson asked why I always put his birthday candles back in the drawer still attached to the cake
Some traditions are worth preserving — frosting and all.
My son asked why I always put his snow boots by the front door in July
Seasonal preparedness is a twelve-month commitment in this house.
My daughter asked why I always pack the car the night before a road trip
Because some of us respect the art of strategic Tetris and a 6 a.m. departure time.
Halloween costume on a school-night budget
We went as “people who remembered at 7:40pm.”