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He looked at me like the answer should have been obvious.
“He can’t even get off his porch, Mom.”
We went to the hardware store together. Ethan carried a notebook and a tape measure like he was on a mission. He picked out wood, screws, sandpaper, and the extra materials he thought he’d need, asking questions the whole time and checking the numbers twice.
That wasn’t a child playing at being helpful.
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