I often complain that there are definitely things missing from the manuals that the girls should have come with. Am I supposed to understand why I constantly have to explain to Mila that we don't lick walls? I don't think I am. I do wish there was some sort of instruction manual for that kid, though.
Other things that aren't in my parenting manual include how to deal with dance moms, explaining how some so-called "friends" can be so mean, how to find shoes in something less than 30 minutes, and a global pandemic.
There are definitely no instructions for dealing with a global pandemic.
Even worse, there are no freakin instructions for explaining an attempted coup.
Alexis is old enough to have her own world view. She has watched videos and done the research and whatever. She's fine. She's tired of living through a full chapter of a history book on a daily basis, but she's still fine.
Mila, though.
Mila has heard way too many conversations and inadvertently seen way too much news because Mila has decided that "the bad guys broke into the government and tried to hurt people." I mean, she's not wrong on any of those accounts but HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THESE THINGS TO SIX-YEAR OLDS?
I would very much so like to return to a world where politics are boring and my biggest parenting challenges are around licking walls.