Saved by the dog

"Since when do we put a hot pot on the countertop without a trivet?

I am speechless. It is lecture time and “I didn’t mean too,” I say, when I am really thinking, big whoop. But I don’t say a word and he rants on. This and that. That and this.

Present day

“It’s your birthday today,” I said to the little one dressed in Santa-hat pajamas.

“Do I get presents?” he asked, calculating his reaction to the news.

The question was not a shock, more of a given. The entire month of November had consisted of birthday build-up, starting with a frenzy of gifts in the mail and multiple parties.

“Yes, a big one,” I said.