Facepalm!*

When I was pregnant, I worried about coming up with a nickname for M, because I felt certain that a child named Margaret would be preternaturally serious and probably disapprove of me.

Apparently even with a nickname, her reaction to me is not particularly respectful.

 They say** that you can teach children sign language before they learn to talk.  If this is what we get, I'm not sure that I think it's a good idea.

*For those unfamiliar with the phrase, a concise explanation can be found here. 

**Somebody told me once