The minute I noticed the tweet said "Trump tax returns" (not "Trump's"), I knew this was going to be underwhelming (actually, the moment she tweeted a preview of potentially huge news, it was pretty clear this was gonna be a big buildup to not much). She actually outperformed my expectations - with that weaselly…

Yes, and it's consistently delightful to hear Sara refer to the "shallOTs." I also love how everybody (e.g., "Scarf Lady") exactly what a five-year-old would think they were called.

THANK you. I ask my daughter this every time - "Where do these evil kids go to school?" and invariably get an eyeroll in response. But come on! The mad scientist one in particular is clearly well-educated! Or is this, as you say, a crypto-screed against homeschooling? Or maybe they go to a charter school, and Betsy…

I choose to read your pronoun use as meaning that Lauren is a fusion.

My kid took to PJ Masks for a while, but I couldn't get past the fact that they'd witness a crime, then wait to go home to bed before doing anything about it. Just call the cops about the missing playground equipment, kids!

Farfetch'd. People already do eat 'em - even carries its own garnish.

It's the gentlest, most pleasant kids' show ever. The show is Bob Ross caliber in terms of programming to drift off to.

I was really confused because my parenting-addled brain led me to read this as "Boss Baby," and I couldn't conceive of a universe in which this could happen.

I thought it was more of a sexy silk onesie!

The baby is the best. Don't get me wrong, the little girl is awesome in her perfect little-girl-ness - "I am HEEEEERE and I'm swinging my AAAAARMs and I'mma sit right down and color me a pictHEY!!" But the baby just materializes with such a purpose, like it's going into this room and this is happening and none…

Wait, what the fuck. Sir Patrick Stewart wears SHORTS??

Can't say - I never saw Good Will Hunting.

Holy shit, those were APPLES??

Even used ironically, "edgelords" kinda bequeaths the power to these fuckers, yeah? Although I suppose it's punchier than "edgetrash" or "edgedickheadswhofearthedeaththatcomeswithlackofattention."

It's not that Caillou teaches your kids how to whine - they come by that naturally - but he sure teaches them how to perfect their craft.

Wild Kratts gets the stamp of approval in our house as well, which is weird because it's a show about two middle-aged guys who are INCREDIBLY enthusiastic about animals. Also, a professor friend says she has an adultery pass should she ever get a chance with one of the Kratt Bros. (not sure if it's a specific one or…

Solid advice. My dad was definitely this way - his preferred word was "silly," which could somehow be applied to substandard science fiction (which I credit with giving me a pretty discerning eye in that area) and sexual innuendo on shows like Murphy Brown right before he turned them off (which has given me some weird…

Thanks for that! It's definitely something that pulls me in multiple directions, and I appreciate hearing your perspective from farther along the trail. Also: Go Mizzou!

You know what's weird? For years, we had the discussion about whether to introduce your kids with the original trilogy or the prequels, but as of a year and change ago, there's a third (viable) option.

Nope. I really vividly recall how I loathed Bush back then, too, and there's no way I'd've believed it could get worse. Although if you'd told me we voted in a black man on the basis of hope, then doubled-down on the opposite for his successor, the context might have been more persuasive. Because at our worst, we're…