The Lonely Spoon

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what words are they? I took a picture on May 25th, and I want to tell you the story behind it. First, let me show you the picture:

Moments before this picture was taken my 1-year old son had come up to me with the jar of peanut butter and this little plastic cup in his hands. He will do this when he wants to eat a spoonful of peanut butter. We keep the peanut butter where he can reach it, as well as the plastic containers. He managed to carry it all the way from the kitchen into the living room, and his tone was desperate. Despite only just finishing lunch, he needed this peanut butter NOW. Since he normally doesn't eat too much straight peanut butter, I was happy to help him. I carried the jar and the container back into the kitchen, got him a spoon, scooped a portion of peanut butter with the spoon and put it in his container. He was happy. So happy he ran out into the dining room ahead of me as I put the peanut butter back in the cabinet. In that short span of time, he had become distracted by his older brother who was playing on the floor, and had decided to join him. So his desperate plea for peanut butter was lost to the toy of the minute, and the container of peanut butter was left lonely on the dining room table. You can see both of my boys in the background, playing on the floor in the living room. 

Thank you for letting me share this picture, and the story behind it, and thank you for reading.