I'm on the board of our daycare, which makes me privy to the crap that goes on there. We have one father who thinks his son is much older and much more capable than he is. It causes a problem because the father will just drop his son off, rather than make sure he's settled and in the nursery.

But I have sympathy. It's a mistake most parents must make. When I look at pictures of my kids they look so much younger and frailer than they do in person. They're easy to over-estimate. Sure they're small people, but really they're just small kids.

Both of them love face painting at the moment. Martha because it makes her prettier and Cy because it brings him closer to the animals he's so fascinated with. Occasionally, we find a really good face-painter.