Single Parenting Humor

Posted by Tina Musial Jun 15, 2006

We were having a particularly trying day. I was with a friend and his two kids, and after being out for a picnic and two of our children's soccer games, not to mention the usual weekend activities, we were tired. After his child didn't cooperate during her game, we loaded up all of the lawn chairs, the snacks, the food, etc. Another five minutes of bickering and he was fighting not to lose his own temper.

Then he did. He said he was glad soccer was over and he could sure stand to go home and get a drink!

My seven year old pipes up from the third row - "I can get you a drink. How about fruit punch?"

The innocence deflected the temper immediately. Well, he didn't specify what type of drink. And we did just finish a picnic a few hours earlier and the cooler was still in the back.

A moment is all it takes to restore the peace.