My oldest son has been letting his temper get the best of him quite regularly as of late. While trying to show his displeasure with the teasing of son number two, he threw a 5/16 allen wrench at the sliding GLASS patio door behind which #2 was standing. Have you ever heard the crunch of safety glass as it's integrity initially fails, followed by the sort of popping sound that occurs as spiderwebs grow and refine throughout the pane?
I spoke with number one son about how glad I was that he had made that mistake. The consequences are so much less now than they will be in a few years when such recklessness could lead to limbs or even lives lost, and he will remember this mistake and it's consequences for the rest of his life. We all make mistakes, and the best we can hope for is to learn from them and not repeat them.
