I got a text message from my Mother In Law ‘can we take the kids for a week in March?’, as fast as I could spell out D. U. H. we were plotting our escape from this small town. I was ruining it for myself because I put all these limits on what I wanted, when what we really got was something pretty special. We had freedom, maid service, shopping, great food, and even better company. My kids were having the best and dirtiest time of their lives on my in-law’s farm.
Uptight Expectations

