What made your kid cry today? Mine? I used the wrong knife… to cut a kiwi… and it wasn’t a circle knife. That was the entire crime. 😬🔪🥝 He wasn’t mad that I cut the kiwi. He was devastated because I didn’t use a circle knife — whatever that means. In his mind, there was…

Recently, two of my boys went to a classmate’s birthday party. They came home smiling, laughing… and holding balloons. One of their brothers saw the balloons the minute they walked in the door… and immediately started crying. Not because he hates balloons. Not because they were loud or scary. But because HE didn’t get one.…

By Lizzie @ What Makes My Kid Cry Today Real Life. Real Laughs. Real Jesus. It was a simple “no.” A reasonable one. A logical one. “No, you can’t eat the dog’s ice cream.” Cue instant heartbreak. Like I had just crushed every dream he’d ever had. Never mind the fact that the label literally…