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What a day! And way to keep calm as long as you did, especially with the boarding ticket… I love the imagery - I feel like I’m there. It’s so beautifully written and so relatable.

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That end photo is priceless!

I, too, think you handled this like a champ. To do all that travel, and then have to drive 100 miles?! Wow. That is a serious commitment to a vacation.

Emma, your essays never fail to bring back memories of travel with my little kids. Yes. Unfortunately they grow. And then stories like these become the stuff of treasured tales!

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Saint!

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"You're not even driving, Mom." hahahahaha kids!

I cannot believe how fast you wrote this and under the conditions you were in. This was so funny and captured a travel day with kids so well.

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Every detail in this story hits the mark and takes me back to all the trips made with my kids. I enjoyed reading this so much Emma. And your patience lasted SO much longer than mine ever did on such epic family voyages.

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