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Step One.

Find an old farm truck in the middle of the pasture and a horse.

Check!

old farm truck in the pasture and a horse

Step Two.

Throw the kids in the back of the farm truck so they can pet the horse.

little kid in the back of the farm truck touching the horse

Step three.

Half-heartedly watch the kids pet the horse.

little girl in the back of the farm truck touching the horse

Step four.

Melt into a big puddle of mush.

Check and…check.

Step five.

Wonder why your son is spazzing out.

Phhht. City boy.

two kids at the back of the old farm truck

Step Six.

Feel sorry for one tired out horse. It’s hard being fat n’ lazy all day by yourself, then putting up with kids petting you.

close up of the horse eye

Step Seven.

Frantically call husband and ask “Do the kids vaccination cards have tetanus on them???”

Phhhhhtt.

Citified mom who forgets she had 20 rusty nail puncture wounds by the age of 11, with nary a lockjaw to be seen.

black pail at the back of the rusty farm truck

***disclaimer***

No child nor horse was harmed in the creating of this post. And my children have their tetanus shots.

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