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I’ve Never Thrown Cheese at My Daughter
Of course, I never thought to…
Last week, Steven Rouach wrote an article about the travesty of parents participating in the cheese challenge. In case you live under a rock, this is yet another challenge where people throw a slice of horribly processed cheese at their baby’s head to see if they can make it stick.
I know. I know! It makes no sense and now the internet is full of videos of poor babies with a Kraft single stuck to their face.
I would like to go on record that I have never thrown cheese at my daughter’s face. Of course, she is now a teenager and quite a bit taller than me. I’m also a horrible throw so there’s that…
However, I have tormented and traumatized my child for my amusement in several others ways and STILL have managed to raise a well adjusted kid. This, I feel, is proof that I have built character. Yea me. Yea for my kid.
Let’s be honest. Parenting is not for the weak of heart. Last week, my kid aggravated me to the point where I could no…