{"id":5747,"date":"2013-01-24T17:34:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T17:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/never-leave-the-playground.local\/?p=5747"},"modified":"2020-10-07T01:26:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T01:26:42","slug":"hey-mom-theres-nothing-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/never-leave-the-playground.local\/hey-mom-theres-nothing-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey mom there\u2019s nothing to do!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5747\" class=\"elementor elementor-5747\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fcf533 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fcf533\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7176dee\" data-id=\"7176dee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60eb0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e60eb0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My mother very quickly replied: \u201cson your bed needs making, the lawn needs to be mowed, and the trash needs carrying out!   A Magnificent Life...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cc24ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cc24ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5620,\"width\":327,\"height\":225,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/neverleavetheplayground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/stephen_jepson_at_9_years_old.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5620\" width=\"327\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/stephen_jepson_at_9_years_old.jpg 436w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/stephen_jepson_at_9_years_old-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption>Me At 9 Years Old<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was mid-summer and a beautiful sunny day in Sioux City, Iowa. 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