My Son Brought

screen and sounded like it was preparing for takeoff.

My mother sighed.

“A laptop is a bit much, don’t you think?”

“I wasn’t asking you to buy it. You asked what he needed.”

“Well, I just mean we have five grandchildren to think about.”

Five.

My parents had six grandchildren.

Ashley had Madison and Emma.

Mark had Cooper, Lily, and Jack.

I had Caleb.

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