Saturday, March 19, 2011

Stand up for the little people

One of Papa's less commendable trait is a bit of a quick temper, especially on an empty stomach. On Friday as we sat at the table waiting for our oatmeal, the eldest of the brothers was grinding on Papa's nerves and after at least one attempt at an abandonment of the offending activity, Papa saw fit to bark out a belligerent command to stop it for good.

The littlest brother made a comment "Somebody is mad." The author of this entry made no response to the littlest's comment. Not to be ignored, the littlest looked at me with a squinted stare and said with intent, "You're mean." I was unable to avoid this accurate assessment any longer and was brought. To a necessary apology to the eldest.

Always sticking up for people, you are.

1 comment:

Mary said...

It was your Great-Aunt Bobbie who pointed out this little story to me. We learn from the adults in our lives everyday, but we learn from the children in our lives too.
Here is what Aunt Bobbie wrote to me about your mama and papa.

"I just spent some time looking at you G-kids blogs. Tate and Sylvia are good parents. All you can ask for. I loved the story about breakfast and the mean guy."

I love you,
Grandmama