Of Tadpoles and Troublemakers: Lessons on Growth and Change from a Chaotic Family Night
A Family’s Transformation
“Bro this kush is nuclear!” my cousin Filippo bellowed, blazing up another fat doink. “Rip this sh*t cuz!”
The skunky smoke blasted me to another dimension. But Filippo kept packing more bowls, his eyes turning demonic red.
“Let’s save some for later!” I said. But Filippo was on a mission.
“F**k that, it’s time to get crazy bro!” He suddenly grabbed his board and tore out the door screaming “NO FEAR!”
I ran after him yelling “Wait up man!” But it was futile. Filippo careened at insane speed directly toward the bookcase. “TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!” he wailed.
SMASH! He smashed face-first into the shelf with thunderous force! The whole case exploded in shards, burying him in debris.
“SWEET HEAVENS!” Grandma Maria cried out, jolting awake terrified.
I rushed over to dig Filippo from the wreckage, weaving my way through a minefield of tattered cookbooks strewn across the floor. Pages ripped from Italian classics like The Silver Spoon and Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking now landed like fresh snowflakes around us. “Watch your step bro, there’s broken glass everywhere,” I cautioned…
