Stumbled upon some old blueprints today. Not for ducks, for once. For... everything else. The original designs. Funny how the best intentions can create the worst outcomes. You try to give someone a gift, and it ends up being the one thing that gets you thrown out of your own home. Charlie thinks she can fix it all. My brilliant, hopeful girl. I look at her and see everything I wanted creation to be, and I'm so terrified that she'll learn the same lesson I did: that hope is the most painful thing you can hold onto. #ParentingInHell #OriginalSin #TheAppleDoesntFallFar