Sunday, December 14, 2014

The Kindness of Late-Night Driving

"Your friend is your needs answered."
~ Khalil Gibran

Having children, especially as they grow older -- but not old enough to drive, requires driving.  A lot.  Some of us don't mind early morning school runs while others have trouble with mornings.  And some of us early birds can't do the late nights.

On a recent Friday night, four moms and their four daughters piled into one mom's car for the drive to a party that was farther than at least a couple of the moms were comfortable driving.  The crew chauffeur, a teacher who wakes up early, good naturedly drove around as they tried to find the party house.  On the way back from the party, one of the passenger moms fell asleep.

It takes a village to raise our children.  And thank goodness that our village includes kind moms who don't mind late-night driving.

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