Love Sweet Love

This old gal…

Saw something beautiful…at lunch…

A family comes in…Mom…Dad…Grandma…two cutie patooties…both preschool age...Cutie…was not having it…screamed all the way in…and kept it up a good long while…the no tears just wailing kind of screaming…
From this old gal's seat...the view was them…and only them…couldn't help but be drawn in…while eating…it was dinner and a show...

Cutie pulled out all the stops…wailing…sniffing…blubbering…at one point he slid down the booth and curled in a ball under the table…
Watcher me...was riveted…not because of the tantrum…but instead….how it was handled…

Dad hugged Cutie close and helped him butter a roll…Mom held his hand and took him for a walk…they worked to distract…support…encourage…they were a calm...quiet…synchronized team…

This old gal complimented them…on our way out…told them what great parents they were…Patootie showed off his muscles and said I had a pretty shirt…Cutie said he loved soccer…and Spider-Man…

This mom heart was warmed…seeing these boys loved…this teacher heart encouraged…seeing these boys loved…

What the world needs now…is love…sweet love…
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And this husband of mine…agrees.