HENRY SAID HE TURNED IT ON AT ONE POINT AND WE WERE JUST
DRIPPING, POURING SWEAT BECAUSE
WE WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
WE DON’T CARE.
BUT YOU STILL MADE A KIDS’
PLAYDATE THIS WEEKEND.
>> YES, I DID.
I GOT TO SEE OLLIE, DYLAN’S
LITTLE BOY, WHO IS SO CUTE.
DYLAN IS SO --
>> IS SHE CHILL?
>> SHE’S CHILL BUT SHE’S
BREASTFEEDING, THE BABY FEEDS
EVERY TWO HOURS.
SHE BATHES CALVIN WHILE OLLIE IS
SLEEPING IN THE LITTLE THING.
I SAID, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
SHE SAID, I’M BREASTFEEDING, I’M
READING BOOKS.
READING BOOKS. SHE’S DOING IT.
SHE’S EXHAUSTED.
SHE’S EXHAUSTED. >> I’M SURE SHE IS.
>> LITERALLY I WAS HOLDING OLLIE
AND THEY WERE BOTH SINGING, AND
I WAS LIKE, IS THIS OKAY?
SHE SAID, IT’S GREAT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >> DON’T YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE A
MORE RELAXED MOM, TOO?
NOW THAT YOU’VE HAD A CHANCE TO
SIT WITH THREE FOR A WHILE,
WHAT’S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE?
>> BETWEEN TWO AND THREE THERE
IS A DIFFERENCE.
THERE ARE THINGS LIKE, OH, MY
GOSH, WE CAN’T ALL FIT IN A TAXI
CAB.
CAB. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, I THINK
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A RELAXED MOM.
FOR SOME REASON THE BABY STAGE
IS REALLY NATURAL TO ME.
I JUST FELT, OH, SHE CAN SLEEP.
IT’S FINE.
IT’S FINE. WITH HAL I’M JUST SO OBSESSED
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. LIKE MILA IS LIKE, HOW MANY
TIMES A DAY DO YOU THINK YOU
KISS HIM?
KISS HIM? I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF HIM.
>> HOW DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR ALL
THREE?
THREE? >> PROBABLY THE SAME WAY DYLAN
DOES IT.
DOES IT. NOT THAT WELL.
MILA IS WORKING ON HER READING,
SO THERE IS A LOT OF TIME WITH
MILA WORKING ON READING.
I LOVE TO READ AND READING IS
SPECIAL, SO I TRY TO HELP HER
WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. USUALLY POPPY IS IN HER
UNDERWEAR RUNNING AROUND WHILE
WE DO THAT, TRYING TO GET
ATTENTION FROM ANYONE.
BUT SHE’S SO FUNNY THAT IT’S
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. AND THEN I PUT HAL DOWN FIRST.
SO I PUT HAL TO SLEEP FIRST --
>> AND THEN.
>> EVEN THE GIRLS HELP.
SOMETIMES THEY’LL FEED HIM HIS
BOTTLE WHEN I’M OVERWHELMED.
I LIKE A CLEAN HOUSE, AND I KNOW
IS GOING TO SURPRISE YOU,
BECAUSE MY BODY IS NOT VERY
CLEAN.
CLEAN. BY MY BODY, I MEAN MY CLOTHES.
>> YOU LIKE A HOUSE IN ORDER
USUALLY
USUALLY USUALLY.
USUALLY. BUT NOW YOU LET IT GO?
>> IF I’M GOING TO CLEAN IT, I’M
GOING TO DO IT AFTER THE KIDS GO
TO BED.
TO BED. I’D RATHER BE READING WITH THEM
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE MARKERS
AND EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS OPRAH WAS
TALKING ABOUT WAS TONY MORRISON.
SHE SAID TONY MORRISON LEARNED A
LESSON FROM HER SON, THAT SHE
WOULD WALK INTO HIS ROOM AND
SAY, HONEY, FIX YOUR HAIR.
THIS HAPPENED EVERY DAY.
OH, YOU GOT A STAIN.
NOW YOU’RE GOOD.
HE WAS LIKE, MOM, WHY DO YOU
ALWAYS SEE SOMETHING THAT’S
WRONG WITH ME?
IT JUST STRUCK ME BECAUSE AS A
CHILD, YOU’RE JUST SMILING AND
YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR MOM’S
SMILING FACE COMING IN, BUT IF
THE FIRST THING IS, OH, YOUR
HAIR -- OKAY.
NOW.
NOW. PICTURE THAT.
PICTURE THAT. SHE SAID SHE LEARNED SUCH A LIFE
LESSON ABOUT THE EYES SHE LOOKED
AT HER CHILD WITH INSTEAD OF
LOOKING AT ALL THE THINGS THAT
NEEDED FIXING AND TUCKING AND
WIPING AND CLEANING.
>> THAT’S THE SAME THING WITH
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. I GET HOME AND I’M TIRED, AND MY
THOUGHTS ARE, UH-OH, WHY ARE
MARKERS EVERYWHERE?
MARKERS EVERYWHERE? INSTEAD OF SAYING WHY ARE
MARKERS EVERYWHERE, OR WHAT’S
YOUR HOMEWORK, I WANT TO SAY,
WHO WANTS TO READ BEVERLY
CLEARY?
CLEARY? SHE’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
AUTHORS.
AUTHORS. WE’RE READING RAMONA, AND LAST
NIGHT RAMONA WENT TO THE BED
WITH THE THOUGHTS OF WHY AM I SO
BAD?
BAD? MILA WAS LIKE, POOR RAMONA.
THESE LESSONS THAT YOU CAN TEACH