after the burn

this family was so calm after the children stole their parents' lighters and set their room on fire - burning down parts of the house, killing two cats. I talked to the mom who said if you don't keep it together for the kids, they'll lose it completely. they dealt with the situation in a way that i'm not sure i ever could if the same thing happened to me. oftentimes covering a fire is just covering a fire. but sometimes you put yourself into a person's shoes and it almost knocks you right out of them.