<div style="text-align: justify;">While Adam was dealing with his jackass customers, Sarah had a snack with the children, and then sat to help them with homework. Her idea of helping wasn't the same as many mothers. Sarah would sit with the children and supervise them, only answering questions if they could not find them in their school books. It would take longer, of course, but she felt that her children needed to be independent. <br/><br/>When Adam called her back, Sarah was trying to get some rest on the couch while she watched her children. Ben was reading a book, and Maggie was coloring on the coffee table.<br/><br/>Her voice sounded slightly nasal when she spoke, but she definitely sounded better than in the morning.<br/><br/>"Hey, honey. It's okay, but I'm sorry you're having a bad day. I can hear in your voice that it's pretty stressful", she acknowledge in a gentle intonation.<br/><br/>"Sure", the woman replied when Adam asked her to put their son on the phone. "Ben. Sweetheart, daddy wants to talk to you".<br/><br/>Adam could hear his son's footsteps, and his voice, sounding a bit shy. "Hey, dad", the boy greeted, a bit nervous.<br/><br/>When Adam asked for an explanation, Benjamin looked at his mother and sister, and sighed.<br/><br/>"Well... I was on recess, and Jack, from my class, started making fun of my lunch. Mom had packed me a PBJ and an apple, as usual, and he said it was lame. I said it wasn't, but he insisted. He said I only took it to school because we were poor". The boy shuffled on his feet, uncomfortable. "I said we were not. He said of course we are, and we are poor because mom is lazy and won't get a job". The boy's voice was a little shaky, as though he was about to cry. "I told him not to say that about my mom. He said she was lazy and that she can't get a job because she is stupid and didn't go to school. It was really mean, and I was so angry when he wouldn't stop saying those things that I punched him. I'm sorry, dad".<br/><br/>Benjamin took a deep breath and sniffed a little. "He was wrong too, dad. Mom is not lazy, she does a lot for us, doesn't she? And she is not stupid, either. He shouldn't talk about people's moms".<br/><br/>After presenting his case, the boy stopped speaking and waited for Adam's response. The man could hear his wife's voice murmuring "oh my God, Ben", and a sound that indicated she was giving her son a hug.</div>