The phone rings. It's important. I mouth "ONE MINUTE" and step away. Within thirty seconds, a small human appears: "Mom? Mom. MOM. Can I have — mom — where's my — mom — he hit me — mom —"
They can sense it. It's like a superpower. The moment I need quiet is the moment everyone needs me urgently.
After the call, after bedtime: porch, exhale, and I laugh. Because the caller heard all of it and said "sounds like a fun house." Sure. Fun.
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