No clean bowls

This morning, Tyler came up to me with big crocodile tears, "Mom, I did the dishes two days ago, and put all the cereal bowls away, and I didn't even get to use one. They are now all dirty." He was shocked and upset, since there were no clean bowls. I felt bad, because I understand how he feels. Sometimes things happen in life and it isn't fair. And yet I had to snicker, because now he knows how I feel on many days, cleaning and then coming home to a messy house. Life is tough sometimes, but it is great at the time.