Sometimes I forget that strangers don’t know that I’m being sarcastic.
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon racing after Bean at a nearby park. Once she goes, man, she goes. I started chatting up a mother and father who were there with their daughter who was roughly the same age as Bean. They told me that they, too, were first time parents, and what an adjustment it was, lifestyle-wise.
I replied with my standard “Yeah. Up until now, all I had was a cat. It’s a bit different. I keep trying to teach Sophie to poop in a sandbox, but so far, no success.”
Silence.
Yeeahhh. I was kidding, people.
The conversation moved on to how nice it is to get outside to a park, rather than be shut up in the house watching Baby Einstein DVDs. I agreed, and said “Yeah. I can only watch those things so many times before I start hearing voices.”
Silence. Feet shuffling, throat clearing.
Yarrrrggh! KIDDING, PEOPLE. Seriously.