Lessons from Restaurant and Toys

After a long day at work and at home, it seemed like a good idea to go out to dinner--no dishes, no sweeping, etc. I wasn't so sure when we got to the restaurant. There was nothing but screaming and whining until they finally had food in their stomachs. It was tough-going at first, but it ended up being worth it. Interestingly, our toddler did something minor, maybe dropped something, and when I helped her clean it up she said, "You aren't mad Daddy?" It was a bit of a wake-up call. Then we went to the toy store. Our son saved up his money to buy another snake toy, but we didn't leave with a snake. Nope, we left with a sea crab. And, it took quite a while to choose it. He gathered a group of his favorites. I thought it would help to group similar favorites together. I asked, "Which one of these two do you like better, this one or that one?" "I like this one," he'd answer while pointing to both. We're buying toys online from now on.