Explaining My Broken Family To My 7-Year-Old

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I was laying sod in the back yard with my son, Tristan, when he commented on how much fun he was having. I was a little surprised by that, because usually he complains when I ask him to do manual labor. I was putting the rolls of sod in place, and Tristan …