Waiting is hard!

Me: on the phone with the electrician.

Five-year-old granddaughter sitting at the table: “I’m thirsty. Grandma get me some juice.”

Me: “Just a minute I’m on the phone.”

Granddaughter tugging on my shirt: “ I’m thirsty. I want juice.”

Me: “ Please wait until I’m done talking to the electrician.”

Granddaughter looking up at me with soulful eyes: “Waiting is hard.”

Me: “Yes waiting can be hard, but so was riding your bicycle before you practiced and learned how. Let’s practice waiting until you are just as good at waiting as you are at riding your bike.”

Granddaughter: Silence.

Me finishing up phone call and hanging up: “Thank you for waiting. Let’s get you some juice.”

Waiting is hard! As hard as riding a bicycle!