It’s Sunday morning and my daughter and I are in Fredericksburg, which Google Maps says is two and a half hours from home. With traffic jams, travel here was closer to four hours.
National Weather Service Wakefield, VA
It’s soccer tournament time. My wife is with my son at his soccer tournament. Fortunately the total of the kids at home don’t outnumber the parents.
It’s pouring rain at both locations.
My son’s games for today have already been cancelled. We’re waiting to see what happens with my daughter. Rumor is that only one field (artificial turf) is available, so only the championship game will be played. They’re supposedly trying to figure out which teams will be playing.
Real mommies and daddies are there for their children.
At soccer.
In the rain.
Or at their concert, recital, science fair, other sports event or whatever.
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