we had
to make new
placards for the kids
to signify
where
they would be seated for thanksgiving
dinner
this year.
fully grown, they are
no longer relegated
to the children's
card table
in the other room,
James
is now Jen
no longer sporting
that military crew cut
he wore
when playing football.
he's now blonde
with pigtails,
Betty is now Billy,
recently
healed from
her bosom reduction
surgery,
and
Sally
is now fluid, non-binary,
using
thee and them.
she brought along her bearded
girlfriend
named
Stan.
but it's good to see them
all again.
it's been a long time
since we've seen them.
i pin a name tag on each so
that no one
is offended
when asking to pass the hummus.
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