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Stand By Me

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we’ll see No, I won’t be afraid Oh, I won’t be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me I haven’t written too much about our son Carter.   Maybe it’s because he has enough to manage as the big brother and maybe it’s because I wanted to keep him away from the attention.  But, after his eighth grade  chorus class sang Stand By Me , a post stuck in my head.  Whatever the reason, today is his day and it is well deserved. Carter has the good fortune and the misfortune of being the only boy stuck between two sisters.  The good fortune part the deal is threefold.  First, he doesn’t have to compete with his brothers for the biggest eater, strongest wrestler, or best joke teller like I did (and lost on all accounts).  Second, he doesn’t have to share Dad’s attention for his lacrosse and football games.  And third, he is close enough in age to eventually date both of his sisters’ friends two years older and two