Parenthood is…

… admiring your 3-year-old’s whirlwind of a scribble as he explains to you that it is a tomato. Lord knows, you just don’t see it, but you tell him it’s a nice tomato. But he is disappointed, and tries to explain, as if from a foreign land and in a foreign tongue, that it’s a TOMATO. Suddenly, in a moment of miraculous inspiration, a voice in your head reveals the truth. “OH!” you exclaim. “A tornado!”

The child is delighted. As you look again at the whirlwind of a scribble, you realize out loud, “That’s a fine tornado!”

The face of 3-year-old pride is priceless.