Over and over again I feel the shoreline is out there, albeit far away I still swim. Even though I continue getting pulled down defeating what little headway I made.
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Sam's temper sends everyone else's temper into hot water. Aside from Emma who wallows in the shallows.
Emma can easily create a frenzy that we all fail to recognize till it's too late.
M who shall not be named - fails to acknowledge others, sending us to the deep end, and back, and back, and back again.
Christian who knows all, mocks any headway accomplished.
All the while, we parents are trying to find the safest, fastest, most prudent course to shore. No time now for character lectures! We're all flawed as our trials have proven. Our family can and will learn lessons on the cusp of sharp teeth.
So not only will we all survive, we'll look back on this journey as a family laughing in the face of adversity. We'll finally crawl on to land, breath a deep sigh of relief, and enjoy a coconut that Sam has volunteered to crack open for us all to share.
*Sam always insists on buying a coconut at the store so he can later whack it with a hammer! Good skill to have, if we ever wash up on shore!
