Tired With a ready to live in contrary to my suggestions - son Worried What other conflicts besides getting dressed and into the car with arise today Ok the step of getting into the car again proves to be the hardest We are rolling, horizon is ahead Although it is not bright there are possibilities There are trains There are snacks There is a snack blanket and a family nature club blanket my son observes...or proclaims! There are families "When are we going home?" We are carried forward, not backward, on a wave of families Momentum to keep going, to turn ideas of home, for now, into... birds deer snacks dirt Hide and seek Energy and play is beckoned by the old brick house Kids take charge There are no hesitations "Let the wild rumpus begin!" Going home is forgotten Believe it or not...the sun comes out Tired but free of parent-child tensions We stay
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