this could have gone very differently

There are moments as a parent when your innocent child says something and no amount of emotional regulation training can prepare you for it. “Dad, can we go to Dick’s?” My 8 year old Levi (who has an obsession with Dicks Sporting Goods store) shouted from the backseat on our way home. We’d just braved a restaurant with all 3 children and my nervous system was shot (I have a 2 year old, IYKYK 🫠) “Sorry buddy, not tonight”.*sigh*A few moments pass, then we hear from the backseat in almost a...