If given the choice, I choose this tea party over the one that advocates killing gay people.

No, not the Tea Party that includes Oklahoma State House candidate Scott Esk, who endorsed stoning gay people to death via his Facebook page.

This was a kinder, gentler, more rational tea party with my daughter, but with strict rules about behavior and a serious condemnation of my chosen attire.

My daughter can be quite demanding. Then again, this tea party was planned for two days, so perhaps her expectations were reasonable.

Please note her own change of attire mid-party, which was the result of having to use the bathroom and not wanting to pull her princess dress back over her head.

Perhaps formality isn’t as important as she originally thought. 

   

Best tea party ever!

I walked back into the kitchen after folding some clothes, and this is what I found:

My daughter, Clara. sitting in front of her brother, Charlie, with all the accoutrement required for a tea party sitting between them.

“What are you doing, Clara?” I asked.

“I’m having a very special tea party for my baby brother! I love him so much!”

I called for Elysha, not wanting her to miss a moment of this, and she was quickly invited to join the kids for tea.

I suspect that this will remain as one of my top 10 parenting moments for a very long time.