I lost a box of cereal this morning.

I KNOW.

Ridiculous? Yes. Possible? Quite.

I even got to the point where I rang Adam on the train in the hope that he’d stuffed it in his laptop bag to take to work just to screw with me.

“You think I what?” was his answer, barely raising his voice above a whisper, no doubt to hide the conversation from his fellow commuters where he’s standing accused of being a breakfast thief.

Then, later, I found it.

milo box

Next to my side of the bed.

Don’t ask me how it got there, I have no idea. The kids both claim innocence.

But – if it was me, it shows how tired I am lately.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity