Picture This Life

At family dinner a couple of Sundays ago, Laura’s eight year old cousin was telling me about his basketball team.

Jackson: We’ve won three and lost zero.

Me: That’s awesome. What’s your favorite part about playing basketball?

Jackson: I don’t know. But I know my least favorite part… when they foul me and the refs don’t call it.

With that, Jackson got up to get some more lemonade from the kitchen.

Me: That’s a pretty easy problem to fix. Have your Dad teach you how to take a dive.

Jackson: (backing away from me into the kitchen) Take a what?

Me: A dive. It’s where you….

He stepped onto the dog sleeping on the kitchen floor, tripped and fell into a heap.

Me: Never mind. Next time you get fouled, just do that.