February 27, 2003

Turning point

Getting out of my car to go into the bookstore I saw a mom and a middle school child in a minivan - they had pulled over after she picked him up from school and she was comforting him as he appeared to be starting to cry.

This scene was very sad, heart-stoppingly so, but I found myself indentifying with the mom more than the child. What do you say? After living through whatever torment that he is experiencing, what do you tell them?

February 27, 2003 06:24 PM