i help J1 with his repatriation packing. we rummage through years of forgotten memories. the soccer uniform his homemade thai team gets tailored. his softball gear from acsi. baseball stuff from tx. generations of track uniforms from carroll and langley. the tony romo shirt J2 gets for him one christmas. multiple pairs of multi-hued sunglasses. he's leaving childhood behind, my firstborn child, as he leaves home behind for military service. you are welcome back always, i tell him. but we both hope that when he does, he returns as an adult.
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