Morning breaks, and a bluish haze slowly lifts the shadows from the wall. My son wakes and sits up, his hair tousled and sticking on end, as if he’d fought a wild beast in his sleep. He smiles a sleepy smile and points to the kitchen. He knows the routine: milk and muffins. After the appropriate cu…
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