I don’t remember what day it was last summer but I do know I had been looking forward to happy hour that day. Gideon came home from Adventure Camp completely exhausted. This is the sign of a well played kid, right?!
I put him in the bathtub, set up his tablet so he could veg and watch a couple episodes of his favorite show, and I went back to the kitchen to finish the cheese plate I was making to take to share.
A few minutes later I heard sobbing. I bolted up the stairs and entered the bathroom. I was never the same person again. You ever have those moments that define who you are? You know how I speak of the Before Times when I talk about the pre-pandemic days? This was one of those moments.
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