Have you ever been tempted to just pretend that the life you are living is different than the reality? If you have, you can quickly imagine a new life by just hanging out for a few minutes with a 6-year-old. Since my son seems to want loads of interaction around any scenario that is different than the one he is having. Each sentence seems to start with "Mom, let's pretend..." In just the last few weeks I have pretended to be a chef, mailman, grocery store clerk, librarian, waitress, and a clerk at a DVD rental place. He's been a stranger knocking on our front door with the 3D glasses from a movie (that he wouldn't even wear during the film.) He's been Indiana Jones while I've been his cute side-kick. I've pretended I am a … [Read more...]