One Day, Your Child Will Miss the Most Boring Days of Life

Seeing my own reflection in the calm water

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My husband really wanted a short vacation trip the last Labor Day weekend, but the weather forecast was not looking good. After some thought and debates, we finally decided to visit a nearby state park instead of going far. And of course, we would bring our 11-year-old daughter.

After one hour and a half of driving, we finally arrived. Immediately the calm blue lake caught my eyes. With limited sunshine, the lake water was not shimmering much but still looked like a giant warm blanket that was luring you to tuck in. The reflections of the cloud and trees were like the prints on the blanket, the white, blue, and green all blend well in harmony.

The temperature was just right, it would be perfect if the three of us pick a nice spot to sit by the lake and enjoy the view for a while. Yet, it did not happen.

‘It’s so boring!.’

My daughter started complaining, then kept complaining non-stop.

She was not always like this. During the summer, we visited Niagara Falls, and even though we had to stand in line for more than an hour to finish the ‘Journey Behind…