Coffee Shop Conversation
“Hey Mary”
“Hey Marg. Wow. You look awful! What happened?”
“This morning my daughter Amy came running out of her room still in her nightgown, crying and saying she isnt a girl, she’s a boy, and that some magic spell turned her into a girl overnight.”
“My goodness. What did you do?”
“I told her to stop being silly, and to go and get her school clothes on. When she didnt stop crying, I gave her a paddle on the bum and sent her to get dressed.”
“Marg, I’m really disappointed in you.”
“What?”
“Your daughter was upset, came to you, and you brushed her aside, and worse, you punished her instead of comforting her.”
“But ....”
“No buts, Marg. You just taught your daughter she cant trust you, cant come to you when something is bothering her. Is that the lesson you wanted her to learn?”
“But magic cant happen!”
“Maybe it wasnt really magic. Maybe she got scared of some part of growing into a woman, and made it up. Or maybe she had a dream, and it felt really real to her. Or maybe she’s transgender, feels like a boy, and needed a way to tell you. But the point is, the feeling was real, even if the ‘spell’ isnt. And you rejected her.”
“I ... “
“And are you so sure there isn’t any magic in the world? Maybe its all around us, but being Muggles we cant see it.”
“You and your Muggles. Okay, so what should I do?”
“Go talk to your daughter. Or better yet, just listen to her.”
Later ....
“Amy, you home?”
“Ye...yes mommy.” Amy sniffled.
“Listen honey, I ... I owe you an apology. I failed you this morning as a parent. No matter what, I should have listened to you. You deserved that much from me, at the least. Now, do you think you could forgive me enough to give me another chance?”
“O...Okay mom. Here it is ...”
End.