Pumpkin Patches and Whiskey Springs
"Do you wanna watch 'The Great Pumpkin' with me, Daddy? It's gonna start any minute."
Jack laughed. "What in the world is 'The Great Pumpkin?"
"It's a Charlie Brown show, Daddy! You never saw it?"
"No, bud, Charlie Brown wasn't around in my day, and we didn't have a TV, anyway."
Bobby was astounded. "No TV! Well, you have to watch it, it's my favorite. See, every year Charlie Brown's friend Linus spends Halloween in the pumpkin patch waiting for The Great Pumpkin to show up. He writes him letters and everything – but every year he's disappointed. All his friends think he's stupid to keep waiting for something that's never gonna happen."
Jack swallowed hard. "What do you think, bud?"
"I don't think Linus should give up. I'll bet The Great Pumpkin surprises everyone and shows up next time!"
Jack sat down and pulled Bobby close, his heart sinking a little with the realization that his son had inherited more than his dark hair.
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