“I have been working on being judgy. It’s a nasty habit of mine. When I saw you though, all sorts of alarms went off in my head. Especially after I saw you both in the Halloween store and in the craft store. My mama gut told me to keep my child nearby. When I explained to my son that I was going to stay nearby because of you, he thought it was a good idea. In fact, when he said that you looked like you were trying to give yourself a wedgie, I decided that I wasn’t being judgmental, but observant. Thanks for the reminder to trust my gut.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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