- …someone says the word DUTY and you giggle like a third grader
- …you shamelessly wear dragon jewels!
- …you know more about the books your kids read than they do
- …you have more in common with kids than their parents
- …you get a paper cut and bleed coffee/tea
- …you day dream A LOT
- …you have creative ways of procrastinating like sock skating
- …your co-worker is a cat or dog or rabbit or bird
- …when your adult friend has an issue with their kids, you immediately recommend a middle-grade novel that deals with the same situation
- …you’re more excited about the BFG movie than your kids are
- ….you struggle to remember the last adult book you read
- ….you still secretly keep an eye out for the wardrobe that will get you to Narnia
- …you see two ravens outside and you start talking to them
- ….you analyze the story structure of every movie and TV show you watch (much to your spouse’s chagrin)
- …when you can’t focus on doing taxes and filing your child’s college aid forms because you want to finish your Rick Riordan novel
- …people in the airport give you weird looks because you’re reading Flora & Ulysses
- …you’re the one with the spaced-out look in the supermarket because your head’s still on planet Zippon
KARIN LEFRANC writes picture books about rainbows and zombies and middle grade novels about sword fighting girls. She lives in the green hills of Connecticut with her husband and four kids. She can sometimes be spotted talking to ravens. Follow her on twitter @karinlefranc.
You’re at the pediatrician’s office, eyeing a girl reading a picture book and hoping she’ll be called soon so you can snatch it up. BTW, your kid is fourteen.