Big Smile, No Teeth: Feeling life, not filming it

How tiring must it be when every second of your life is being weighed for its online posting potential? — 123rf

Main character syndrome is real. Allow me a story to explain.

I’m back in Canada, taking my boy to visit his grandparents and trying to get him doing as many outdoor foresty-type things as possible. One outdoor activity Canadian kids typically enjoy is apple picking. So I found a farm that not only had apple picking but also some other attractions so I could take him out and give him a little taste of farming his own fruits (which in small doses is fun but in large doses is just a hard job).