How I Failed Five Today

I didn't show up to his game until the very end.

How I Failed Five Today

I cancelled Easter, and he wasn't able to see his cousins.

Lyrics to Live By

LYRICS TO LIVE BY

Echoes and silence patience and grace/
All of these moments I'll never replace/
No fear of my heart, absence of faith/
And all I want is to be home

People I've loved, I have no regrets/
Some I remember, some I forget/
Some of them living, some of them dead/
And all I want is to be home

"Home"
FOO FIGHTERS

How I Failed Five Today

He was finally able to get a burger from Burger King, but I forgot he wanted chicken, too! He told me right before we went, so how could I forget?

(The Woman would like to note that Five has never eaten a BK burger, but since he was obsessed with the thought of them while he lay sick, that is all she thought to order.)

How I Failed Five Today

I wouldn't let him eat Burger King. Sure, he'd thrown up, but Burger King is so good, and now it will be at least three days before he can eat it!

How I Failed Five Today

Told him he didn't have to stretch at Tae Kwon Do, if it hurt him. Don't I understand that if he doesn't stretch he isn't doing his personal best? And Tae Kwon Do is about doing your personal best!

How I Failed Five Today

Sent him to school with a stomach ache, and he didn't get to see the nurse, and he got a headache from all the noise in the lunchroom. It's crowded in there! And now he is really sick.

Lyrics To Live By

Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands?
Close your eyes and trust it, just trust it/
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air? Have you ever looked fear in the face/
And said I just don't care?

Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight/
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself/
Will it ever get better than tonight?
Tonight.

"Fistful of Glitter"
PINK

How I Failed Five Today

Made him run through the swarm of gnats surrounding my van at the bus stop. What if they had flown in his mouth? Or his eyes? Gnats are attracted to eyes. It's true, they like the wet part.

How I Failed Five Today

Had no chewy cookies for dessert. That meant he was allowed four of the hard skinny ones, which aren't as good.

How I Failed Five Today

He wanted to go to GameStop but I said we should wait for Four to get home. Do you know how long six and a half hours is? Then, I kept cleaning the house. Every time I said I was almost done, I found something else to do! I am a liar.

Lyrics To Live By

between my pride and my promise/
between my lies and how the truth gets in the way/
the things i want to say to you get lost before they come/
the only thing that's worse than one is none

"In Between"
LINKIN PARK

How I Failed Five Today

Didn't have anything to eat in the van, for the long trip to the airport. His stomach was hurt, because he was starving!

How I Failed Five Today

Didn't give him $30 for the Scholastic Book Fair. If he had $30 instead of $20, he could have bought the cat, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Teeny Tiny Animals, the alien eraser, AND still had money for the Skippyjon Jones books! Now he'll have to wait until next year for Skippyjon Jones!