The worst

Today's joke reminded me of the first time the boy ever dropped his ice cream. He was inconsolable, though we assured him we would buy him another cone. For those of you familiar with Carl's in Fredericksburg, you know just how terrible it is to lose even a bite of their ice cream. As I tried to calm the boy's sobs, I realized this was the first time something like this had ever happened to him. He was, quite possibly, living through the worst moment of his young life. It helped me put things into perspective a bit.

I'm no longer two years old, but losing ice cream still hurts. This joke makes the loss easier to bear.