See the decorative duck in this photo? We got him in Memphis at the Peabody Hotel last year. I loved him. A lot.
Recently, #4 had an agenda that involved just enough large-muscle movement that my dear duckie got knocked off his perch. Onto the floor. In which he sustained a major trauma: Both feet were amputated.
It was the kind of accident that Super Glue couldn't touch. Sadly, my sweet duck went into the trash.
"You could have set him down into a grapevine basket..." my mom tried to help ease the sting.
But,
I know me. And every time I looked at that green duck in a basket, I'd know he had no feet. And I'd get mad all over again.
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It is no fun to loose cherished items. Part of having children does seem to go hand in hand with having broken things. After you have time to mourn it and be a bit mad even, remember it is just stuff. The memory of the Peabody Hotel and even the breaking of the duck will remain.
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