Tuesday, August 2, 2011

DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK...

 Or DROPPED cake.
That's the lesson I have been trying to teach to Kaleb for 14 years.  
Sometimes he gets frustrated over the little things.
"Guess what?"
(I say to him)
"LIFE IS SHORT!"
A few nights ago a friend gave us this cake.
Kaleb wanted some before heading to bed, with milk of course.
"SURE!" I told him.
He was carrying the cake over to the counter...
when it slipped off the plate and hit the floor.
He fell to the ground, angry and frustrated at himself.
I looked at him and started LAUGHING!
"IT'S FUNNY" I tell him.
"Now get down on the floor and 
EAT YOUR CAKE!"
At first he thought I was crazy...but soon realized WHY NOT?
And so he did...with a HUGE smile.
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10 comments:

  1. AmyAugust 2, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    rofl

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  2. Nettie's BlogAugust 2, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    i love it ...the only way to get through that disaterous moment... life is to short to sweat the small stuff....

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  3. The KingsAugust 2, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    hahahaha!! That's hilarious. I agree. Life is WAY too short to get upset over a cake on the floor. Glad he ate it :)

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  4. LLAugust 3, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    chocolate cake is good any time any place!

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  5. The Mormon MonkAugust 3, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    That's one he'll never forget--like Mom setting Ben's hair on fire to kill the tick . . . only tastier :)

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  6. AprilAugust 3, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    HILARIOUS! Way to help him see the humor! YUMM!!!!!

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  7. SarahAugust 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Thats what I am talking about!!!!

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  8. shirlgirlAugust 5, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Always good for a laugh!

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  9. Jo JoAugust 6, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Hopefully he still had milk with that cake! Great perspective.

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  10. UnknownAugust 8, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    chocolate cake: even with a few dog hairs it's GREAT!

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