diff --git a/src/pop/elements/box.moon b/src/pop/elements/box.moon
index 2450eb3..5c79ee2 100644
--- a/src/pop/elements/box.moon
+++ b/src/pop/elements/box.moon
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ class box extends element
         if type(@background) == "table"
             return unpack @background
         else
-            error "This box doesn't have a color." --might be a bad idea
+            error "Box \"#{@}\" doesn't have a color." --might be a bad idea
diff --git a/src/pop/elements/element.moon b/src/pop/elements/element.moon
index 536386a..9f6db91 100644
--- a/src/pop/elements/element.moon
+++ b/src/pop/elements/element.moon
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class element
     addChild: (child) =>
         -- make sure we don't duplicate references
         if child.parent
-            child.parent\removeChild(child)
+            child.parent\removeChild child
 
         insert @child, child
         child.parent = @
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ class element
             y = oldY
 
         for i = 1, #@child
-            unless @child[i].excludeMovement
-                @child[i]\move x - oldX, y - oldY
+            @child[i]\move x - oldX, y - oldY
 
         return @
 
diff --git a/src/pop/elements/text.moon b/src/pop/elements/text.moon
index 80d611e..48324f9 100644
--- a/src/pop/elements/text.moon
+++ b/src/pop/elements/text.moon
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ path = sub ..., 1, len(...) - len "/box"
 element = require "#{path}/element"
 
 class text extends element
-    -- this should be completely unneccessary, but I'm keeping it just in case
+    -- this should be completely unneccessary, but I'm keeping it just in case (and moreso to remember how to do this)
     @wrap = (pop) ->
         return (parent, ...) ->
             if type(parent) == "string"
diff --git a/src/pop/elements/window.moon b/src/pop/elements/window.moon
index 9a4aa8c..b1e2049 100644
--- a/src/pop/elements/window.moon
+++ b/src/pop/elements/window.moon
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import graphics from love
+import insert, remove from table
 import sub, len from string
 
 path = sub ..., 1, len(...) - len "/window"
@@ -28,11 +29,6 @@ class window extends element
     load: (pop) ->
         pop_ref = pop
 
-    --wrap: (pop) ->
-    --    pop_ref = pop -- set our reference to pop (needed for mouse handling)
-    --    return (...) -> -- standard wrapper, nothing special needed
-    --        return pop.create("window", ...)
-
     new: (parent, title="window", tBackground={25, 180, 230, 255}, tColor={255, 255, 255, 255}, wBackground={200, 200, 210, 255}) =>
         super parent
 
@@ -52,15 +48,12 @@ class window extends element
             @head, @title, @window
         }
 
-        --@selected = false -- whether or not the window title (and thus, the window) has been selected
-        --NOTE all of these commented out, because I realized these event handlers should be attached to the title element
-
         @head.selected = false -- whether or not the window title (and thus, the window) has been selected
 
         if mousemoved_event
             @head.mousemoved = (x, y, dx, dy) =>
                 if @selected
-                    -- for some reason, y and dx are actually dx and dy...what the fuck? (note: in version 0.10.0)
+                    -- for some reason, y and dx are actually dx and dy...what the fuck? (note: in version 0.10.0 AND 0.10.1)
                     @parent\move y, dx --dx, dy
                     return true
                 return false
@@ -110,11 +103,18 @@ class window extends element
         return @
 
     addChild: (child) =>
-        @window.child[#@window.child+1] = child
-        child.parent = @window
+        @window\addChild child
 
         return @
 
+    -- pass through to window, but return us if window returns itself
+    removeChild: (child) =>
+        result = @window\removeChild child
+        if result == @window
+            return @
+        else
+            return result
+
     getChildren: =>
         return @window.child
 
diff --git a/src/pop/init.moon b/src/pop/init.moon
index 73c8370..a74017c 100644
--- a/src/pop/init.moon
+++ b/src/pop/init.moon
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pop.elements = {}
 pop.skins = {}
 pop.events = {}
 
-pop.screen = false -- initialized in pop.load()
+pop.screen = false  -- initialized in pop.load()
 pop.focused = false
 
 -- loads elements and skins, creates pop.screen (intended to only be called once at the beginning)
@@ -68,17 +68,20 @@ pop.load = ->
 
         print "extension loaded: \"#{name}\""
 
-    -- main window (called screen because there will be a window element class)
+    -- main window (called screen because there is a window element class)
     pop.screen = pop.create("element", false)\setSize(graphics.getWidth!, graphics.getHeight!)
     print "created \"pop.screen\""
 
 -- creates an element with specified parent (parent can be false or non-existent)
 pop.create = (element, parent=pop.screen, ...) ->
+    -- if valid parent element (includes default of pop.screen when no parent has been passed)
     if inheritsFromElement parent
         element = pop.elements[element](parent, ...)
         insert parent.child, element
+    -- if explicitly no parent
     elseif parent == false
         element = pop.elements[element](false, ...)
+    -- else we use pop.screen, and "parent" is actually first argument
     else
         element = pop.elements[element](pop.screen, parent, ...)
         insert pop.screen.child, element
@@ -86,7 +89,6 @@ pop.create = (element, parent=pop.screen, ...) ->
     return element
 
 pop.update = (dt, element=pop.screen) ->
-    --pop.screen\update dt
     unless element.excludeUpdate
         if element.update
             element\update dt
@@ -94,7 +96,6 @@ pop.update = (dt, element=pop.screen) ->
             pop.update dt, element.child[i]
 
 pop.draw = (element=pop.screen) ->
-    --pop.screen\draw!
     unless element.excludeDraw
         if element.draw
             element\draw!