
“Buttercup dried her tears and began to smile. She took a deep breath, heaved a sigh. It was all part of growing up. You got these little quick passions, you blinked, and they were gone. You forgave faults, found perfection, fell madly; then the next day the sun came up and it was over. Chalk it up to experience, old girl, and get on with the morning.” ― William Goldman, The Princess Bride
When my oldest was young, he would get terrible pains in his legs every few months, and sometimes every few weeks. He would come to me with a frustrated look on his face and tears in his beautiful blue eyes and tell me that it felt like someone was breaking his legs. I would sit with him, with his legs in my lap and a heating pad over h...