If you are a reader of celebrity gossip, you may have already seen this photo, but I’ve never claimed Rookie mommies as a resource for breaking news.
A few things are happening in these pictures of Suri cruise and her mom. One is that she’s out very late at night– past midnight, according to the original source where I saw the photo. Whenever I go to the motion pictures and see kids under 5 out at the mall at 10 pm, I think “what the heck?” and judge the parents. Sorry, can’t help it.
Next, let’s go over what she’s holding. What. She. Is. Holding. Ok, I’ll give you a minute to think your own thoughts and then tell you the conversation I had with Heather.
Done?
Alright then.
So what you must know is that Heather is a parent with very high standards for her own family rules. The policies are not flexible, and they are numerous. As soon as the children walk in the house, they need to remove their shoes and wash their hands. nothing ELSE may BE DONE before THAT. EVER. (So if you think that having three kids indicates she’s going to have a house full of footprints and general kid dirt, you’d be wrong.)
She is also very watchful of her kids’ sugar intake. They rarely get dessert, and often they get what we joke about as “How Berkeley can you be?” dessert which is applesauce or maybe vanilla yogurt with cinnamon. Juice? only at birthday parties. chocolate milk? No.
In case you think Heather is humorless and no fun ideal now, that is not in any way the case. She is quite adventurous, hilarious, and makes me laugh lots of times each day. She will get herself an entire chocolate cream pie from whole Foods to split with her spouse while they enjoy TV or play video games after the kids go to bed. (Oh, and TV for the children? 30 minutes of PBS kids per day, tops.)
So when I showed these pictures of Suri to Heather, can you guess what she said?
“My problem with it is that it’s candy!”
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