Mommy's New Friend
by Shelley Tougas
illustrated by Sara Palacios
illustrated by Sara Palacios
Transcript
00:00To my mom, who championed my big dreams while never letting me forget to change the oil
00:10in my car.
00:11S.T.
00:13Mommy's new friend.
00:15Written B.V.
00:16Shelly Tugas.
00:17Illustrated by Sara Palacios.
00:21When that guy picks up mommy for a date.
00:24You can't hide in the drapes.
00:27You can't stick out your tongue.
00:29You can't say Yoda, my name is while jumping on the couch.
00:34But you can fake smile and high five.
00:37You can say.
00:38I am Lily.
00:40Nice to meet you.
00:43You can read your book like a big girl and wait for the sitter.
00:47Not your favorite sitter.
00:49But the old lady who thinks carrots are a yummy snack.
00:54On the next date, you can't play run away with mommy's dressy shoes.
00:59You can't hide a picture of daddy in mommy's purse.
01:03But you can give her cheek kisses.
01:06Mouth kisses smear lipstick.
01:08You can pack eddie bear for your own date.
01:11A weekend with daddy.
01:14When mommy and that guy take you out.
01:17You can't say he is the guy who picks up your garbage.
01:21Because he is not.
01:23You can't play it's raining popcorn on that guy.
01:27You can't pretend to hate the science fair when mommy says that guy wants to go.
01:33Rockets are too hard.
01:35I quit.
01:37Because she says.
01:39Hard things get easier.
01:41At that guy's Thanksgiving, you can break the wishbone with mommy.
01:46But not with daddy because he gets Christmas.
01:50You can play go fish with that guy's nice mother who says to call her grandma Ellen
01:54even though you already have two grandmas.
01:58And you can take pumpkin pie home to save for daddy.
02:02When daddy picks you up, you can't tell him to wrestle that guy.
02:07But you can show them your amazing rocket plans and write lily on paper when they both
02:11want your autograph.
02:14You can also help that guy get daddy a drink while mommy packs your bag.
02:19Then you can have the best weekend ever with daddy.
02:23When you come back to mommy's, you can't have grilled cheese for dinner because that
02:27guy made pizza from scratch.
02:30But you can teach that guy how to make planets from dough.
02:34You can't go to bed without your good night call from daddy, who says that guy seems like
02:39a nice guy.
02:41Then you can dream about a space station with an astronaut who gives pizza to kids.
02:47And when that guy gets you from school because mommy has a cold, you can tell your teacher
02:52his name is Kada.
02:54You can let Kada take you to the park and snort laugh during hide and seek.
03:00That night you can help Kada give mommy medicine.
03:04You can tell Kada knock knock jokes while he washes dishes.
03:08You dry.
03:09You can explain daddy's job to him and hear him say daddy must be very smart.
03:15And you can feel good because Kada smiles even though he's tired.
03:20You can feel good because mommy smiles even though she has a stuffy nose.
03:25You can smile too.
03:27A real smile.
03:29Not a fake one.
03:31You can't have a mommy and a daddy who live in the same house.
03:35But you can bring three guests to the science fair.
03:39You can have a mommy and a daddy.
03:43And a Kada.
03:45The end.