Nora / Abbey

Life with a seventh-grader. (Also tweeting about more than just my kid @abbey_christine)

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

"The most common weakness of skeletons is dogs. Not fire, just dogs."

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"I can smell the temperature of the basement."

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"Nora, time to turn off screens."
"Um, well, I'm doing some research right now. I'm trying to figure out how to store the energy from a lightning bolt. Right now it looks like a marine battery is the best option but you'd need 27,000."

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"Good luck getting into a good college when you have an F in swim!"

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"If raising the dead were possible, I wonder what the laws and regulations on it would be."

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Is it weird that I'm a little jealous of the kiddo's virtual therapy appointment that involves playing Animal Crossing and talking about Chappell Roan?

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"Dang, those ADHD meds really do do something...I genuinely want to clean."
🙏

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

"It's a common misconception conception that sirens sing about sexual pleasure when really they're singing about what you desire the most. So like, spaghetti and books and a rainy day and music."

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"Nora swore up and down that we had more of those."
"No, I didn't swear *down*."

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Not my kid eating a plate of potato chips dipped in their favorite pasta sauce as a snack. 🙃

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

"I had a really bad bloody nose earlier so that's why I had such a bad headache...because of blood loss."

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

"It's softer than a warm Skittle."

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Speaking in an exasperated voice to the dog, "Birdie, I should not be your whole world."

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Is there anything more perfectly 11 years old than being obsessed with learning the numbers of pi?

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

"I realized the bruise on my leg hurts about the same as when I get electrocuted."
"Oh wow, that sounds bad. When was the last time you were electrocuted?"
"Um, like last week."

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"Bro, why are you so mad? Is it because you realized you *did* step in poop and I wasn't a liar?"

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

While watching Back to the Future for the first time: "You can't interact with any of your family members or anyone related to you if you go back in time because it could..."
"Hey, let's just watch the movie."
"Sorry, I'm just thinking of paradoxes."

[Nora / Abbey @ItsTheHenryShow]

Kiddo mused "Wouldn't it be cool if you could control a little of the element for whatever your horoscope sign is, like how I'm a fire sign."
"I'm a fire sign too, though, that's why we bump heads. It might be a little dangerous in here."
Their eyes got big imagining the chaos 😆

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The kid walked outside to help bring in groceries wrapped in a blanket and wearing one shoe.
"Why bother with just one shoe?
"Because one warm foot is better than no warm feet."

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The kiddo, getting in the car after therapy, "I'm a deeey and salty lover."
Um, okay?

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"I hear the Netherlands is a nice place. Low crime rate and lots of flowers."