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“Momma, look at what I can do.”
It was the fourth time the teen said it, so the woman looked over again watering the plants on the windowsill..
He did a perfect hand stand and held it. She was impressed he could do it with his arm still wrapped from his most recent tattoo. As he curled down, completely under control, he rolled into a split, and then somehow got up from the split in a single jump.
Bouncing, he asked, “What do you think? Should I add that to the routine?”
His mother shook her head. “Why isn’t it in the routine already? Yes, yes. It’s perfect.”
(words 108; first published 11/30/2023)