A Bonfire Scene

As our evening around the backyard bonfire drew to a close...

"Hey Mom," called Matthew, age 9, "can I have another marshmallow?"

"No!" Mom answered, "How many have you had?"
Typical mom-fashion - judgment first, questions after.

"I only had, like, seven!" Matthew cried defensively.

"What?!"

"Yeah!" Matthew declared, trying to reassure mom, "I promise!"

....A few minutes later Elijah (4 1/2 years old) came inside and plopped himself on the sofa.

"Ugh..." he moaned, hand on tummy, "I ate too many marshmallows."

"How many did you eat?"

"A ton... ... I guess marshmallows will have to be my dinner."