What Makes My Kids Cry Today

What made my kid cry today?

I gave them animal crackers.
A perfectly normal snack.
A beloved classic.

One child was thrilled.
The other?

Absolutely devastated.
Because — and I quote —

“There’s no horses.”

😢😢😢😢
🤣🤣🤣🤣

The world tilted.
The injustice echoed through the kitchen.
I offered a second cookie. A lion.
He looked me in the eyes like I had personally offended the entire barnyard.

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🐴 Perspective (and maybe a little grace):

To me, it was a $2 snack.
To him, it was a dream crushed under the weight of horse-less carbs.

Because to our kids, the little things are big things.

And sometimes I forget that.
But God doesn’t.
He doesn’t dismiss what feels big to us — even when others might.

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” —Psalm 34:18

So maybe today, instead of brushing off the tears over missing horses, I can offer presence.
And maybe a camel.

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💬 What made your kid cry today?

Drop it in the comments. I need to know I’m not the only one building emotional resilience one snack at a time.