Boulevard of a Broken Hand
There are certain moments that only a parent can appreciate. The first step. The first day of school. The first time your child talks back to you. There are other moments that only a parent can enjoy. Like being on a packed airplane and watching the panic that mom and dad go through trying to quiet a screaming child. As someone who has been there, done that, I hate to say it, but I love watching other parents scramble to diffuse that situation. And they try everything. Apple juice. Cheerios. Grey Goose. Whatever it takes. But the entire time, the show you get watching the crumbling parents is better than any $8 movie on the plane. There are about 37 million moments I would like to have back in my 13+ years of being a parent. I wish I was more attentive. I wish I was more loving. But most of all I wish I was most patient. I still do. A few days ago I was at my 11-year old son’s football practice. It was being held at a GIANT complex, where at least ten other teams were practicing at the...