Last night, Peter was happily devouring green beans all by himself. Fritz declared that he was eating like a barbarian.

This is a pretty strong statement from a kid who recently asked, when he noticed a fork by his plate, “What’s THIS for?”

I’ve already said all that I can about domestic barbarism here. At least now my kids have some sense of decency at the table, even if they aren’t perfect in execution. Let’s just say that they are very good at seeing the splinter in their siblings’ eyes.