small talk city

small talk city

Share this post

small talk city
small talk city
PIGS IN HIDING

PIGS IN HIDING

she and me

Jillian Leigh Lewis's avatar
Jillian Leigh Lewis
Feb 01, 2025
∙ Paid
5

Share this post

small talk city
small talk city
PIGS IN HIDING
Share

Welcome to LOL. A reader-supported publication. Each week, I feature a children’s book, a creative essay, and fun edits to inspire the art of life.

This newsletter is best read in the substack app. If you are reading this in your email you might not see the whole thing. Make sure to click “view entire message”

Subscribe below! and if you like it please share :))

this post contains affiliate links to amazon, etsy, and eBay

PIGS IN HIDING

by Arlene Dubanevich

Sometimes, while parenting, I ask myself:

What’s more important now? To be right or to be light?

MOTHERHOOD

by Pigs in Hiding

she: Mama, we’re playing hide and seek.

me: We are?

she: Yes, you and me.

me: Okay!

(she stands there)

me: You hide, and I find you.

she: Okay!

(she stands there)

me: Okay, go. Hide.

she: I’m hiding!

me: You’re standing in the same place.

she: No. I’m HIDING.

me: Hiding is when you…

(me googles definition of “hide”)

me: You get out of sight! So I can’t see you.

(she puts her hands over her eyes)

she: I’m hiding!

me: Okay.

she: Find me!

me: Okay.

she: Count!

me: Five. Six. Seven.

she: EIGHT!

(me laughs)

me: I love you so much.

she: Mama we’re playing hide and seek.

me: We are?

she: Yes, you and me.

me: Okay!

(she stands there)

me: You hide, and I find you.

she: I’m hiding!

LOST AND FOUND

by Pigs in Hiding

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to small talk city to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Jillian Leigh Lewis
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share