Tagged: Family (813)

He listened as his parents argued. He knew it was bad. He understood anger. Afterward, he walked up to his dad. How small are you? he asked.

A bald eagle swoops down and grabs the gerbil in its talons. He tries to comfort his boy. But he can’t explain the realities of geopolitics.

The kids laughed and laughed and his wife opened the door and he was amazingly embarrassed but, man, kids were so hard to please these days.

His kid said, What is that? and he said, Back hair, and his kid pointed elsewhere, and he said, There are good things about growing up, too.

The sun set faster than usual. He checked his watch. I’m having a vicious mood swing, he told his invalid father. And it doesn’t taste good.