The kids used our air mattress pump to inflate twelve balloons.
We threw them at each other over the half wall between our living and playrooms.
It was an evening of pastel latex globes straining to float over to the other side.
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Strong doesn’t mean weak. Strong is brave and ready to fight for the life of his citizens and citizens of the world. For human rights, for freedom, for the right to live decently, and to die when your time comes.
Volodymyr Zelensky, 16 March 2022
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