A Kid Kept Kicking My Seat and Throwing Popcorn in My Hair, Then My Husband Finally Did Something About It

Spider-Man.

At least, it was clearly supposed to be Spider-Man.

His head was enormous.

One arm was much longer than the other.

At the bottom, in careful handwriting, were the words:

TO THE SPIDER-MAN SHIRT GUY.

THANK YOU.

FROM ETHAN.

Owen held the drawing with both hands.

There was also a letter from Ethan’s mother, Nicole.

She explained that she had been furious at us that night.

At Owen.

At me.

At the theater manager.

But when Owen asked Ethan whether he had been misbehaving because he wanted someone to