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September 22, 2005

on which the world hangs

"Mom!" As I walk in the door after a long, long day, Moo meets me in the kitchen. "Hey, guess what? I figured out what people mean when they say 'I love you.' "

Uh oh. Let's see ... he's almost 15 ... listens to Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson and Tenacious D and Offspring and... constantly sings, under his breath, the soundtrack to Rocky Horror Picture Show (the punk version) and ... reads Ayn Rand and ... well, he lived with his father and me for almost fourteen years. I put down my stuff, sigh. "Yeah? What do they mean?"

"They mean 'You aren't alone.' It's how humans say that to each other. 'I'm here; you aren't alone.' "

Ah. Well, there is that. He looks like a crow, all in black, standing on one leg and leaning against the counter. There is that.

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