Because the kids have been extra good the past week or so, I took them to a bar this afternoon.
What? You don't reward your children's good behavior with a trip to your local watering hole? Shame on you!
We were there to see a kiddie band.
And while the beer was replaced with juice boxes, the peanuts and cheese sticks were replaced with grapes and trail mix, the band was dorkier than the usual fare, and no one was hitting on anyone else (Hitting each other? Yes. But not hitting on each other.), we were still in a bar.
And with a bar comes certain dangers. Like keeping an eye on Zed.
Zed does have a few sensory issues. On most days, it's not an issue. But when he's confronted with a truly disgusting object, he whips out that tongue and gives it a lick (like the balance beam at Little Gym (which means he's swallowed the microbes from the foot funk of hundreds of little kids (I get sick just thinking about this))).
So the entire time we were in the bar, I hovered over him, afraid that he would lick a barstool and develop a case of Tongue Crabs. Rock!
But despite my Tongue Crabs anxiety, we had a great time. At least the kids did.
Me? I felt weirded out the entire time.
I was standing in a bar with my kids. A bar I used to frequent in college. A bar my band played at in college.
And for some reason, the whole experience didn't sit right with me. And I still can't figure out why.
Maybe it was hearing a grown man covering The Backyardigans theme.
Song of the day
This is SciFi Dad's last post as guest DJ. I have truly enjoyed having him here this week and hope you have enjoyed it as well (as always, if you'd like to take a week, shoot me an email).Last year, some of you may recall that the Yankees (Chag's team) and the Tigers (my team) were pitted against each other in the first round of the MLB playoffs. Chag foolishly made a bet with a reader that if the Yanks lost, he'd post a picture of himself wearing a Red Sox tee. The Tigers won, and Chag followed through with the photo (it's been removed since then). And all I could think when I saw him was, "Dude, he looks a lot like Chuck Mangione."
Song of the day: Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione
