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Gavin never stops talking. He has so many ideas and if you will just listen he will tell you every one of them. I pushed him out the door to go to school last week.. middle of the front yard and he is still telling me about the last world he built in Mindcraft.
“Bye Gav, have a good day.”
“You have to go now or you will miss the bus.”
Mindcraft is a bit of an obsession around here. To me it looks like virtual legos but I’ve been told it is so much more than that (although Legos are still pretty cool).
My heart hurt as I watched him finally turn around and head down the street toward the bus stop. He has so much to say. Do I listen enough? What if I’m missing something really important?
His mind moves so…
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