Saturday, February 28, 2015

Concessions

At the concessions table at our middle school play,
Sophia chose a chocolate frosted cupcake to eat.
First thing she did was lick the frosting off the top like an ice cream cone.
A concessions lady said, "That's the way I like it, too!"

Then a Snickers bar caught Sophia's eye.
She grabbed it and offered it to Laura who told her no.
She put it back without a fuss.

As she turned to go, she spotted a plate
Of brightly colored Fun Dip candy packets.
Again Laura told her no.

Sophia grabbed one anyway and determinedly walked away.
"Sophia!" Laura said.
"Daddy might like it!" Sophia said.
The concessions lady snickered.
Laura told Sophia no.

So again
Sophia conceded without a fuss.

She was right though about the brightly colored Fun Dip candy packet.
I really would have liked a brightly colored Fun Dip candy packet!
But I know that Sophia would have made me share my sugar with her,
And she was already way past her sugar quota.

So I conceded with a pouty fuss.