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Day 36: DANGER

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My wife explained that I often miss the kids’ small moments. They seep through on occasion. I was upstairs looking for a book to read when I noticed a few signs. I had my wife snap a picture while I was at work yesterday.

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Top right reads, “STOP: Vampire Cats and Mean Princesses.”

The lower one is a stenciled cat and the word DANGER. All in good fun, right? How cute. Shows ownership. Shows imagination.

Let’s focus in on one of those, though.

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Let me point out the significance of this sign. Ruth has chemical label indicators memorized, specifically CAUTION, WARNING and DANGER. She knows – in a general sense – what each level means. She understands that DANGER is the one that will kill you.

Let that add some cute, wary intensity to your opinion of these signs.

Man alive, I love these babies. These are two very good reasons why I’m going to work in ten minutes. I will work to get out of debt, to teach these babies. It’s worth delivering tons of pizzas.

ROE INTENSE

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