Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily

I was hungover again, head pounding, in a terrible mood. It was also a school morning so I was rushing to make breakfast and lunches for my two kids while I got myself ready for work. When I went to get milk from the fridge, our cat was weaving back and forth under-foot, making a fuss to be fed. I stuck my foot under its belly and hefted it out of my way. Roughly. The cat yowled. My kids yelled, “Mom, what are you doing?”