The corners of my mouth twitched. "Don't you think you ordered too much?"
He shook his head. "I can only eat this once a month, Mommy. These are the things I'm always craving for."
This child...
I pursed my lips. "Munchkin, like with anything else, you should eat only what you can finish. If you can't finish what you ordered, then you may only be wasting a few dollars now, but if you've promised someone something and can’t fulfill your promise, then you'll have to risk losing the person you love the most. Do you understand?"
Theo frowned. "Wanda, he's only four."
"If he can understand something at the age of four, then why wait until he's 18 to explain it to him?"
I might be a little too harsh, but I figured that Munchkin should understand certain things earlier.
Theo sighed and did not say anything else.
When our table number was called, he got up and went to get our meal.
Munchkin seemed to have just realized that he should not have ordered so much. After falling silent for a
while, he looked at me and said, "I was wrong, Mommy. I'll not do so again next time."
I nodded, my gaze falling on Theo as he walked over.
He put all the food on the table and looked at Munchkin, saying, "If you like it, then don't treat yourself unfairly and eat away."
Munchkin looked at me and started eating happily after seeing me nod.
I picked up a burger and ate while staring at Serena's poster.
Nothing was really running through my mind. I was just wondering if I could have been equally radiant as well if I had not gone through those painful experiences back then.
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