Laughter in the Time of Isolation

Life in the Pandemic according to Blanka Dear Readers of Mommy's Blog:  When this lockdown started in March, I was so happy. I had mom all to myself without her leaving me home everyday. She talked so sweetly, "Telling me that she didn't know what she would do without me. We went on walks and she fed me delicious food. Every night I got a little bit of people food. A bite or two of steak, a wedge of cheese, leftover chicken, etc. My favorites were pizza and cheeseburgers. Everything was going swimmingly until she stepped on a square white thing in the bathroom on the floor. She cried, "No, that can't be right. I can't weigh this much." I had no idea what the white thing was but I was immediately scared to stand on it.  Mom changed her behavior and our habits after that. We started going on long walks. I mean L-O-N-G walks, she'd call out numbers after looking at the thing she wears strapped to her wrist and smile. I soon came to know that the number 1...

"Memories light the corner of my mind" Dear Readers: I'm having a bit of a problem coming up with new material. I thought you might get a laugh from some of the men in my life. Let's start with dear old dad, may he rest in peace. One of my very first memories: I was 4 years old and my family was sitting at the dinner table we were waiting for dessert. My mom was not the best cook but boy could she cut a watermelon. I remember how sweet and sticky it was, love at first bite. I accidentally swallowed a seed, naturally I told daddy and asked him if it was okay. My dad was a natural comedian and he told me, "Oh no, if you don't poop out that seed, watermelon vines are going to grow out of your ears." Of course I ran to the bathroom and sat on the toilet straining to poop out the seed. After a couple of minutes my mom heard me crying and came to my rescue, she found me on a stool, looking in the mirror for the vines. "Daddy was just kidding you." Me...