I Lost My Temper Over a Pair of Shoes………

This morning, I lost my temper over a pair of shoes…We were half way to school when I realized my daughter walked off without her cheer shoes. She KNEW she needed them for practice after school yet, she still forgot them. I had a busy day ahead including a dr appt, working in town & I couldn’t be running around picking up shoes she had forgotten. She’s 13 & should keep up with her things. I lectured her about responsibility; I raised my voice & I quite frankly wasn’t very nice. I let myself get worked up over something so trivial. By the time we got to the school I had mostly cooled off. I pulled up to the front of the school to drop the girls off & was greeted by solemn-faced faculty members. We were told that school had been canceled for the day due to an unexpected emergency. It wasn’t long before we learned that one of the mid-school students had tragically passed away…my heart sank in my chest. The realization that a young teen had lost his life & here I was-yelling at my child over a silly pair of shoes. A mom will never get to tuck her child in at night ever again….and I lost my temper over SHOES! His parents will never see him learn to drive; go on his first date; grow to adulthood, get married…Tonight, I held my irresponsible, forgetful, less-than perfect, silly, wonderful kids a bit tighter.