A PRESCHOOLER AT THE TIME, ELIZABETH WORE A TIGERSUIT DAILY, TO THE GROCERY
, ON WALKS, MUCH OF THE TIME ON ALL FOURS.
SHE DREAMT THAT SHE HAD FOUND A PANTHER, A CHEETAH, AND A LEOPARD IN EAGLES' PARKING LOT AND THEY WALKED HOME TOGETHER DOWN THE ALLEY. SHE KEPT THEM IN THE PLAYHOUSE. W
HEN SHE WOKE UP SHE WAS CONVINCED THAT THEY WERE THERE AND SHE WAS DETERMINED TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE THEM. I COULD DO NOTHING TO DISSUADE HER, FINALLY LETTING HER GO OUT AND CHECK. THE DISAPPOINTMENT ON HER FACE ON HER RETURN WAS CRUSHING. SHE SAID NOTHING AND WANTED TO HIT US WHEN WE ASKED HER ABOUT THE LEOPARDS - PREFERRING TO RETIRE TO HER LAIR BEHIND THE COUCH. SHE CHOSE NOT TO PUT HER DEFEAT ON DISPLAY FOR THE REST OF US, BUT TO SUFFER IN SILENT SECLUSION. HER SILENCES WERE SO MUCH LOUDER THAN ANY OF HER SISTERS NOISY OUTBURSTS, I ALMOST WISHED THERE REALLY WERE TIGERS OUT THERE FOR HER SAKE.
, ON WALKS, MUCH OF THE TIME ON ALL FOURS.SHE DREAMT THAT SHE HAD FOUND A PANTHER, A CHEETAH, AND A LEOPARD IN EAGLES' PARKING LOT AND THEY WALKED HOME TOGETHER DOWN THE ALLEY. SHE KEPT THEM IN THE PLAYHOUSE. W
HEN SHE WOKE UP SHE WAS CONVINCED THAT THEY WERE THERE AND SHE WAS DETERMINED TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE THEM. I COULD DO NOTHING TO DISSUADE HER, FINALLY LETTING HER GO OUT AND CHECK. THE DISAPPOINTMENT ON HER FACE ON HER RETURN WAS CRUSHING. SHE SAID NOTHING AND WANTED TO HIT US WHEN WE ASKED HER ABOUT THE LEOPARDS - PREFERRING TO RETIRE TO HER LAIR BEHIND THE COUCH. SHE CHOSE NOT TO PUT HER DEFEAT ON DISPLAY FOR THE REST OF US, BUT TO SUFFER IN SILENT SECLUSION. HER SILENCES WERE SO MUCH LOUDER THAN ANY OF HER SISTERS NOISY OUTBURSTS, I ALMOST WISHED THERE REALLY WERE TIGERS OUT THERE FOR HER SAKE.
Jesus, Mom, I totally cried after reading that. I love you.
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