I did a favor for my friend Leeanne yesterday and sat with her 7 year old son Oscar until she got home from a meeting.
While I was at her house a friend of hers and acquaintance of mine stopped by. She had plans to go out that evening with Leeanne's husband. We visited about our lives until he arrived home a few minutes later. He was showing us the chanterelle mushrooms he collected and soaked in vodka when another friend arrived. She was dropping off her son to spend the night with Oscar. He kissed his mom through the creature mask he was wearing and went down the stairs to the basement to play with Oscar. His mom hurried out the door explaining that she had a date. A few minutes later Leeanne got home and said, "Wow, it's a party!"
I remember thinking, "Is this what community looks like?" I had a moment of regret that I had not done more to immerse myself and my son in community when he was younger. I know that these feelings point to a need that I still have.
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