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It Doesn't Have To Be That Way, You Know

The other day Maddie and I were walking to
school, Cora scootering on ahead. Maddie was holding my hand,
pausing every once and a while to give me a brief, affectionate
hug. As we neared the school Maddie grew quiet, clearly thinking
about something.


“Hey, kiddo, what’cha thinking about?” I asked
lightly.



“I’m just thinking about how
much I’ll hate being a teenager,” Maddie replied
soberly.


“Why do you think that?” I asked neutrally.


“Because when I’m a teenager I’m not going to
want to snuggle you and I’ll really miss that,” she
said sadly.


I paused. “You know, not all teenagers hate snuggling with
their parents,” I said.


Maddie perked up. “Really?” I nodded.


“Then I definitely want to be one of THOSE teenagers!”
she said, and skipped happily ahead.


Oh, kiddo, from your mouth to God's ears.

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