Posts Tagged "holiday"

Restaurant Outburst Reversed

Restaurant Outburst Reversed

"You can't go back in until you settle down!" Who hasn't had to remove their child from a store or restaurant at one time or another? Most of us know what that is like. I happened upon such a scene one December night at the downtown Austin holiday stroll apparently just after a mom had removed her 5-year-old son from a restaurant. I didn't realize they had previously been inside. All I saw was...

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Childhood Beliefs & Questions

Childhood Beliefs & Questions

Child: "Mom, if I ask you a question will you tell me the truth?"   Mom: "Sure."   Child (very seriously): "But Mom, I really want you to tell me the truth. Will you tell me the truth?"   Mom (puzzled): "Of course."   Child (urgent): "But do you promise? You have to promise to tell me the truth."   By now Mom was starting to wonder what this question was--sex, drugs or...

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