Thirty-Second Theater.

The setting:

A small Italian restaurant near our home. Dimmed lights, cloth napkins, candles on the table.

The characters:

The Ex, the Kidlet, and the beautiful and amazing Mom (my blog. Shut up.)

Kidlet: Mom? Are we in a 5-star restaurant?

Mom: No, why?

Kidlet leans over his bread plate and spits out a bad bite.

The Ex and Mom look at each other as the lightbulbs glow over their heads in comprehension.