I was taking Cordelia out of her car seat and she hit me. So I said, “No.” And then she hit me again. And I said, “No!” And she swung at me again, missed, and smacked herself in the nose.

I suppose it is wrong for a parent to ever delight in the tears of their child. However, on occasion, I think it is all right to silently enjoy it when providence provides a little bit of unexpected justice.
The Story About the Toddler


One Comment on “The little pleasures that make life worthwhile”

  1. Dad ... B-) says:

    I like the one where he says that babies don’t get hurt much because they don’t really have bones. Their skeleton is mostly cartilage … just like a shark.