My five-year-old is at work with me today, and somehow this place has gone from “professional radio station” to “airport terminal during a flight delay.”
Thankfully, he’s not here because he’s sick. Although based on the dramatic coughing, random sneezes, and the fact he told me “my legs feel tired,” I’d say we’re about 48 hours away from the entire house getting whatever kindergarten plague is currently making the rounds.
Parents know. The germs always win.
But today he’s actually here because his school is doing kindergarten orientation. Apparently all the kids heading into Grade One have to give up their classroom for the day so the new little kindergarteners can come check things out.
Which is adorable.
And also rude.
Because why are we already talking about Grade One?! I JUST learned how to properly pack a school lunch without getting passive-aggressively judged by a five-year-old.
Time goes way too fast. One minute you’re teaching them how to hold a pencil, the next minute they’re explaining Minecraft to you like you’re 94 years old.
So now he’s hanging out with me at work for the day, which means my desk currently looks like a garage sale. There’s LEGO everywhere, half-finished colouring pages, approximately 14 snacks, and a tablet playing something loud and chaotic that somehow sounds exactly the same as every other kid show ever made.
And yes, obviously we had to go on the radio.
Honestly though, it’s kind of fun having him here. The listeners get a kick out of it, he thinks he’s a celebrity now, and I get to pretend I’m still working while handing out snacks every 2 minutes like a tiny underpaid flight attendant. And an adorable little kiddo stopping by everyone’s office to say hi, instantly gets us all smiling! I love it when my co-workers bring in there kiddos. So now it’s my turn to be the proud momma.
Although if anyone needs me later, I’ll be cleaning crushed Goldfish crackers out of radio equipment that probably costs more than my vehicle. Shhhhhh don’t tell tech!
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