I Snuck A Cookie From The Kids' Jar

Every morning when I wake up early to make breakfast for my kids and husband, I see it sitting there on the kitchen counter, a cookie jar filled with chocolate chip cookies. It's one of those big glass jars you can look straight into from about three feet away. There are always plenty of cookies in that jar... until last week when I found out I wasn't so great at resisting temptation. I had just finished making pancakes and was feeling a little sluggish. So, while my kids were still asleep, I walked over to the cookie jar like it was calling my name with its delicious scent and full view of all those sweet, chocolatey treasures inside. Without a second thought, my hand reached in and grabbed one before popping it into my mouth. Of course, that single cookie led to another... and then another. By the time my kids woke up, there were only two cookies left in the jar. I didn't know what to do or say when they found out, guilt overwhelmed me as I confessed my little sin. Now every time I see that jar now, it reminds me of how hard it is for a stay-at-home parent not to give in to sweet cravings.