When Your Kid Thinks You're 'Just a Mom'

"Why can't you just take us both?" my older daughter, 7, asked. "Daddy has to work."

"Yeah, Daddy has to work," my 4-year-old chimed in. "You take us."

The girls were arguing over who "got" to go in my car (it's hard being so loved). Since my husband was at the dentist with our daughters in the morning, we decided I would go meet them so we could each drop one off at their respective schools and he could hurry back to work.

"Hey, ladies," I said. "I have to work, too."

One of them mumbled something about me sitting on the couch, which is where I spend my days writing. They both laughed. I didn't.

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