Keira is playing with a new bottle of Nurofen I bought that morning for Riley (seriously – 2 year old molars at 15 months? Yes, it happens).

Keira: What’s this for?
Me: It’s Riley’s pain medicine. He takes it before bed.
Keira: Before bed?
Me: Yes, before bed.
Keira: (confused) Be…fore……bed?
Me: (frustrated) Yes, before bed!

Silence. We both simmer over our miscommunication. Until I realise what it is she’s been talking about.

Me: Yes, Keira, ‘B’ is for bed. ‘B’ for bed. Ha! What are the chances of that?

Ya, gettit?!

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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