empathy and a black eye.

below - a text i sent to a trio of (childless) girlfriends that i think freaked them more out on my behalf than getting my point. funny, in retrospect - all of it. but i'm SO PROUD of Holden. The boy is amazing and brilliant. 

You guys. Max just beat the shit out of me midtantrum by chucking a 'little critters' (love that lil guy, lol) book at/in my eye and I lost my chill, sobbing on the floor with a black eye. (Period in T-2 days). Vin had Holden console me while he handled max. Rubbing my back, Holden says, 'mom, I know having kids is hard.'

WTF. THE BOY IS THE MOST EMPATHETIC WIZARD ON THE PLANET. he proceeds to ask me if I'll 'be ok by myself for just a minute,' and then goes to the kitchen and comes back with a glass of water. Says 'i bet that really hurts, mom.' (empathy, again). And then pulls out the old distraction trick by asking me about the art on the walls. Got me feeling better just like that.

Meanwhile, max is Macaulay Culkin to Holden's Elijah Wood and refuses to apologize. How did I raise such a good kid???
Ps- I'm all good, just shook from Holden taking better care of me than anyone else, ever, lol.

pictured below - the culprit.