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Suzanne Smith's avatar

My spirit animal is perhaps a cow. When I was ten or so I was riding my bike home and shut my eyes once in a while. I enjoyed the floaty flying feeling. At some point I kept them shut too long. Instead of steering left, I T-boned the curb, flew over the handlebars and a barbed wire fence into a cow pasture. It must have looked weird to the cows. "Incoming: human child." When I opened my eyes they were gathered around me, staring. I climbed back over the fence, retrieved my bike and went home. Like you, I survived to adult-hood.

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Sodak's avatar

Oh, this is so beautiful… just about brought tears, Sherman. Sending hugs for you, your friend, and all of us that had to scrap when we should have been busy soaking up the extra love and care that every single child deserves. 🫂

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