What Happens When You Rise Up
For my 3rd birthday, my mother took me and my half siblings to the circus. It was the world's most popular circus of its time. She took us to Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey® "The Greatest Show on Earth". Yeah, right! I vividly remember feeling sad. I was a toddler, so its reason eluded me. Queue motherhood. Shortly after my Prince was born, I took advantage of some of the freebies that newborns are afforded. One was a letter from the President (George W.) that welcomed him into the world. The other was a free ticket to Ringling. I've never used that ticket. Something felt off about it. It sits in his time capsule. He won't see it until he turns 21. Getting that ticket came at a time when I was not much of an animal advocate. I liked them. I just didn't speak out for them. When my Prince was 2, I bought us season passes to Sea World. See.. still not an advocate. However, that would quickly change. One day, I packed all his gear in the car, and off we went. ...
