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A Slow Tumble

I’m in the waiting room of a pediatric dentist’s office in Park Slope. One of my kids must be inside with the dentist. I don’t know how I got here. A boy is telling his mom how badly he has to pee. She is scrolling on her phone. He walks over to the artificial plant in the corner of the room, takes out his kid wiener, and pees on the tree. It takes her three seconds to notice.

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