We were having our usual after-dinner ice cream waffles at The Daily Scoop when your team of 5 came in.
Your hubby and yourself are both very good-looking and so are your 3 very handsome boys.
So you guys got seated and I noticed how your youngest son, strapped in the high-chair, was dolefully eyeing his 2 elder brothers’ ice cream cones. And once your husband passed you your cup, your little one immediately lunged forward to get some and you did the same because you had to give him the first bite without him falling off the high chair.
Your two elder boys, possibly 3 & 5 year olds, were gleefully enjoying their ice creams, oblivious to your pleas to stop banging on tables and walls, while you continued to share your ice cream with your baby.
That’s when you decided to sneak a little spoonful of your second son’s ice cream. But you weren’t stealth enough. Your boy immediately realized what you had done and shouted, “Why did you take my ice cream?” Not appreciating the fact that, well, you and your hubby actually got him “his” ice cream in the first place.
And what happened next was the bomb. Your eldest son, now sandwiched between you and your livid second son yells into your ears, “DON’T DO THAT!”
It was loud, I think. Mostly because everyone seemed to turn around and wonder what was going on back there. You looked very apologetic and did a silent “sorry” to everyone around your table, so did your hubby.
You know what? I just wish I had said this to you but I’m Asian and totally shy. Don’t be sorry! It’s not your fault at all! Your family is so cute together and it was so heart-warming to watch.
I should have told you you’re doing a fantastic job raising 3 boys and still be sane and alive, eating ice cream.
I should have told you how fabulous you look, it’s like you eat parenting stress for breakfast!
I should have told you everything is fine, and boys are boys and always will be boys! A little banging won’t hurt the tables, neither will shouting hurt us.
I should have told you how impressively chill and zen you are, I could never be as patient as you were with your boys!
I should have told you how, if one day I ever get my own boys, I wish I’d be as cool as you are.
Please, never apologize to others because you’re really doing the best you can and anyone who doesn’t understand should move to North Korea. Or somewhere nasty because that’s where they belong.
You rock.
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