Conversation

We were at a social gathering -- ice cream cones for everyone -- and our neighbor/friend was telling us about her ten-year-old daughter, who stayed home to read. This friend has four children, all under the age of 12.
"She needs her alone time," our friend told us. "She's like me, needing time to myself. Which rarely happens."
She said this rather wistfully, as she gazed with love at her other three children wandering about, eating ice cream.
My wife and I, nodded, quiet.
#smallstories