It’s hard to describe, this feeling of seeing your kids spending time together like adults, meeting up again after being out there in the world like free agents. There’s something giddy and unreal about it. I knew that boy when he was afraid of strangers. I knew them both before they knew how to talk. John Darnielle
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The quote, “It’s hard to describe, this feeling of seeing your kids spending time together like adults, meeting up again after being out there in the world like free agents. There’s something giddy and unreal about it. I knew that boy when he was afraid of strangers. I knew them both before they knew how to talk.” is a touching story of how people who are separated for a long period of time can still manage to stay close. It makes one wonder what type of connection can be possible between two people that are separated for many years yet still remain close friends.

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