One insistent little boy

“Mama, can you cut the number 1 out?  . . . Can you cut the number 1 out?  . . . Hey, Erin, can you cut the number 1 out?”

I guess he’s keen to figure out what will best get my attention.  Given how many people can use my name, but how few can call me “Mama,” I think it might be wise to go back to the first strategy–even if it didn’t work this time.

Erin