He wanted one afternoon when his frightened parents could simply be
Mom and Dad again.
He wanted us to laugh with him.
Cheer with him.
Argue about football.
And enjoy the ordinary, beautiful gift of being together.
My son was only ten years old.
Yet he understood something many adults spend their entire lives trying to learn.
Love isn’t measured by how many memories we capture. It’s measured by how fully we show up for the moments we’re fortunate enough to share.
Everybody plays.
Nobody just watches.
That was Ethan’s rule.
And it became the greatest lesson our little boy ever taught u
