We have these chairs that came from Monique’s parents, that they bought before they had kids. They’ve been reupholstered and are a very cool shade of purple now. Connor knocked one over the other day, and we noted that they have the date they were manufactured stamped on the bottom of them, which is “15 Dec 73″. Same year I was born. Monique was kind enough to point out that “Hey these chairs turn 30 next year”.

There was an awkward silence, followed by me whimpering quietly…