“Today Is a Sometimes Day”

“Sometimes garlic makes your mouth spicy, Mommy”

Sometimes Kina is wacky. Sometimes it rains. Sometimes Mommy picks her up at Sloane’s house after school. Sometimes she stays up late. Sometimes she is hungry, sometimes not. Sometimes the sun is shining and the air is uncommonly warm. Sometimes it feels like spring. Sometimes Kina sits on her own bench at drop off, and she’s fine with that. Sometimes we go to Chinese restaurants with Grandma and Yeh-Yeh when they come into town for the weekend. Sometimes Kina wears a unicorn horn to school. Sometimes she has eggs for breakfast. Sometimes she takes the subway. Sometimes it rains and Kina and Daddy run down 59th until they get to the escalator. Sometimes Kina hops into bed with her parents at 6:30 and pulls their arms around her and makes little snuffly noises. Sometimes garlic tastes a little spicy and we eat pizza instead.

Today is a sometimes day.

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