Tonight at bedtime, in an effort to get away from the endless requests for superhero stories, and inspired by a page in The Runaway Bunny, I asked Henry if he wanted me to tell him a bedtime story about a circus.
Henry: “What’s it called?”
Mommy: “Um, it doesn’t have a name. It’s just a circus.”
Henry: “No, it has to have a name.”
Mommy: “Okay, it’s the Super Duper Extra Groovy Circus.”
Henry: “No. Mommy’s Attention.”
Mommy: “The Mommy’s Attention Circus?”
Henry: “Yes.”
Mommy: “Okay. Once upon a time, there was a circus called the Mommy’s Attention Circus…”
Henry: “And Daddy’s.”
Okay, kid. We get it.
In case you are interested, The Mommy’s and Daddy’s Attention Circus features kids performing amazing tricks while all the mommies and daddies clap and cheer. Henry rides a camel and is featured on the flying trapeze.
