emilydabbles 🍉 :
Family dinner was in full swing. Sophia was chatting precociously about the drama of her third grade class. Eleanor, being only four, was twirling her noodles with her fork, without actually consuming any. Connor noticed this and looked up at his wife, Ginny. She too, saw that their youngest daughter was fading fast. While Sophia continued to prattle on, Ginny raised her eyebrows, questioning Connor. Uh oh, you’d think after 12 years together, he’d know what she was asking. Searching his brain for the right response, he must’ve taken too long to answer, because right then Ginny scooped up Eleanor and asked her, “Are you ready to cuddle with mama in your bed?” Eleanor nodded, sleepily. Then Ginny followed that up with, “I’ll be there to tuck you in a bit, Sophia. Do you want to help dad with kitchen clean up first?” As Sophia switched to directing Connor in his tidying up tasks, he belatedly realized that his inaction had, once again, led him into the worst of two choices.
2025-09-23 03:37:17