I was sitting with a few kids yesterday and one of them says,
"I wish I had a dad"
After a few seconds he says, "You guys, I'm going to say something weird but please don't laugh." The other kids were absorbed in the television. "L, I'm going to say something promise you won't laugh!!"
L: "Ok I won't laugh"
He paused. Took a breath.
"When I was a baby my dad went to jail and that's why I don't have a dad anymore"
L: "That's not funny" (bonus points for the right response, L)
It kind of broke my heart. I wished I could give him a dad, but that's the problem. There's only one person in the world who can do that.
Keeps me motivated to do my volunteer work with these people
www.childrensjusticealliance.org
they're pretty awesome.
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