Update on my nephew David (see previous posts "Action Hero Undies", "David and his Plaid Boxers", "David Goes to Camp".
David is 16 now. I saw him at a family dinner a few days ago. In the past year he has changed dramatically. He's taking driver's ed, dating a girl, and become a little on the argumentative side.I have to ask for a hug now when he ran to me jumping into my arms giggling and celebrating his joy whenever I went to visit when he was a tyke.
The kid who casually trotted through the house in nothing but action-hero undies is gone forever. A boy who's smile renders casually in my memory, the laughter of his youth rang so jubilant in my ears is fading into the past. I know this is normal for him to mature, but remembering those days from long-ago gives me a sadness that I can't shake.
David's Uncle
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