I'm Just Sayin'

If I were to visit my family, it would take me 24 hours to make the drive.

Luckily, I have another family that is a short 10-minute drive away.

And P and A are part of that family.

I still remember the first time I hung out with P and A. I tried to help A with his homework. Can I just say I remember nothing about elementary school math? P tried to make me feel better. I think A was just kind of disgusted.

Yet somehow, they still liked me.

Loved me even.

And there is nothing like the love of a child. It’s pure. Untainted. I can’t do anything to earn it. It’s real. A child’s love is one of the few loves in life that is always true.

A is one of the most honest people I know. I never have to wonder what he’s thinking. He makes me laugh. All. The. Time. And he reminds me to laugh at myself. All. The. Time.

And I have never met a teenager like P. She is genuine and caring and can read me like a book. When something is wrong, when there is a cloud around me, she walks into it, slings her arm around my shoulder, and tells me I’m her best friend. She has broken down the walls around my heart, and made it a more hospitable place to be.

P and A give me hope for the future. I believe they will change the world.

I take that back.

I believe they are already changing the world.

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