When Life Gives You Lemons…Pass Them To Your Children

Normally I wouldn’t ask a 4-year-old if the increasing visibility of the veins in my hand were something to worry about, however, this morning the issue seemed pressing and she was the only one around.

“ahhhhh-hah..wellum……….…haha….you ARE worried” She said…obviously confused by the question.

“But SHOULD I be? Would you be worried?”  

“No. uhhh….....uh-oh… I have the same thing!”

Oops…

Her day didn’t get any better when I found her standing at the refrigerator eating a stick of butter.

“What are you doing!? Butter will clog your arteries! You could have a heart attack and DIE!!!”

“…but only old people?”

“Old people….and little girls who eat sticks of butter!”

I was slapped back to reality when she slowly placed the butter back in the refrigerator, walked to an end table in the living room and fidgeted quietly with her fingers. I couldn’t believe what I just told her.

“Heyyy…guess what...” I said while cautiously approaching her “…You can’t have a heart attack!” Surprise!

“YOU WERE TRICKING ME!??” She screamed in relieved laughter

“Yes, a trick! That’s all! Just a trick! I’m so sorry!! Here… let’s have some butter..”

Parenting is hard…