He will also not pretend that things are true that neither he nor Kina believe are true
She also gets mad when I bust out my friend Burlingame, who is also my fist and connected to my arm, but I pretend he is a totally sovereign being who—if I’m being fair—does ask a lot of questions to which everybody knows the answers.
Big kid now the pusher and not the pushee for “Apple Split” swing challenge
Apple Split is a variation on Banana Split, and it’s all about dizziness and multiple axes of rotation, and it’s a pretty big deal that Kina is now the elder in these scenarios. Tweens! Sigh!!!
Kid has weird interaction with Piccolina the dog, who seems inexplicably to adore Mommy
I am not saying that this headline is accurate, but I have never met an aggro dog that doesn’t like Laurea. Jury’s out on why, but Kina has a point of view.
Visiting philanthropist feels deep sense of obligation to local stray dogs
The answer is that the dog rescue on Turks and Caicos that cares for the many strays (and can facilitate adoption!) is called Potcake Place. We did not adopt.
Ocean-drunk child waxes rhapsodic as Mommy snuggles her to sleep
This spring break trip is special, juxtaposed as it is with Kina’s growing independence and all the things happening in places—very much like the one we are in now—that are inhabited with brown folks. I feel immensely aware of the entitlement of America right now, and Laurea and I have taken great pains to point out to Kina the strangeness of empire in this place and this moment. We are lucky to have been able to spend a week in the home of the people of these islands, to float in the water and breathe in the air. Kina’s wistful little murmurs, uttered at the edge of sleep, are gifts from this place, too. Thank you to all the good people of the Turks and Caicos islands—Belongers and those from away (including the 2,000 or so Filipinos here), who have treated us so well. We hope we have been better visitors than most.
