Do you have kids?

Yesterday Claire and I visited Nana and Papa for the day. Papa watched Claire while Nana and I went shopping.


A funny story from our shopping trip.
My mom and I were looking at appliances and the sales clerk was showing me an oven that won't show fingerprints. He was telling me how great the feature is with kids and asked me "Do you have any kids?" Without thinking I said "No". The second it came out of my mouth I was stunned, realizing for so many years when I got asked that question the answer was always "No". It was the first time since Claire was born that I had been asked that question. I definitely got the side-eye from my mom and quickly had to back-track, saying that yes I had a daughter, she is 2 months old, so right know I don't worry about fingerprints. The clerk looked a little stunned and didn't quite know what to make of my response and quickly moved on to showing me dishwashers. After 30 years of saying "No, I don't have any kids", I can finally say "Yes, I do." - I just have to remember that I do.