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Quick update to my own dumb story from last week: I decided to get extra organized for our next Florida park day. Between school drop offs, work, and trying to keep the grocery bill from becoming a horror story, I started a Sunday routine of portioning everything into grab-and-go bags. I even made a little offline checklist on my phone with sections like "car snacks", "stroller bin", and "emergency bribery". I felt pretty proud of myself.
Earlier, I had bought whole espresso beans for my mornings and left the bag on the same counter where I was assembling snack packs. I meant to move it. I did not move it.
Fast forward to today: we are running late, everyone is hungry, and we are stuck in the car line at school. My kid asks for a snack. I reach into the tote I packed, grab what I assume is a bag of chocolate covered something, and hand it over without looking because I am also trying to find a missing water bottle and sign a field trip form on my knee.
Two minutes of silence. Then, very calmly, "This is not chocolate." I look back and my kid is holding the bag of espresso beans like it is forbidden treasure, face a mixture of betrayal and confusion. Coffee smell hits the car like I opened a tiny cafe.
I pull over, take the bag, and negotiate a rinse with the last of my water. Now we are late, my kid is offended, and the car smells like a roastery. The only silver lining is they did not swallow any, just chewed and spit like a tiny, judgmental sommelier.
TL;DR: Tried to be a super organized parent and pre-packed snacks, but handed my kid a bag of espresso beans in the school drop off line.
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