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Mom, can we hit the park this weekend? We haven't gone in ages.

Sweetheart, I wish we could, but we're buried in work. Let's see how things go.

Okay, but you always say that.

Mom, is the park closed or something?

Nobody, it's not closed. We've just got a lot on our plates right now.

I think what he means is you've been too busy for a long time.

Here's some cash. Grab yourself some snacks or something fun.

Dad, money isn't the point. We just want to hang out with you guys.

Yeah, you said last time we'd go after next week. That was like 3 weeks ago.

I know, honey, but work's piling up and we can't just drop everything.

Maybe we should plan something small, like just an hour. That way it's easier to keep your promise.

That's fair. Let me see what we can do. In the meantime, why don't you and your brother visit your grandparents?

Look, I promise we'll do something soon. Cross my heart.

You'd better not flake again.

We won't, kiddo. Now take care of each other, okay?

Wow, this cake looks awesome. Did you make it?

No, silly. I picked it up at the store after school.

Oh, well, it still looks cool. Can I eat the frosting first?

No way, you'll wreck the whole cake. We've got to do this properly.

Properly like what? Singing Happy Birthday to myself?

Yep, that's the plan. But first, let's light the candles.

What's wrong? Don't you like the cake?

No, the cake is good, but I wish Mom and Dad were here.

Yeah, I know they're always busy. Do you think they forgot it's my birthday?

No, I don't think they forgot. They just have too much going on. But you've got me, right?

It's not the same. I wanted them to sing Happy Birthday and take pictures and just be here.

I know, buddy, but they love you even if they're not here right now.

I guess so. Hey, I have an idea.

What's that?

Do you know if you make a wish before blowing the candles, the wish will come true?

Really?

Really. So I wish...

Hold on. Don't say the wish out loud, or else it won't come true.

Got it. So, how do you feel now?

I feel much better. I'm sure your wish will come true.

I hope so. Now, are you ready to taste the cake?

Of course.

Sister, it's so quiet in here. It's almost 12:00 p.m. They'll probably be in bed by now.

Wait a minute, is that a birthday cake?

No, today is Ron's birthday.

Oh, how did we forget? We've been so busy with work. I can't believe it. Oh, look at this. We even put candles on it. They tried to make it special without us.

And it's almost all gone. They started without us.

I feel awful. We should have been here.

Yeah, I know. I bet they feel pretty bad about it. We need to fix this. They deserve more than this.

I'll talk to them when they wake up. We'll make it up to them. We need to spend more time with them. They're more important than work.

I know we've been so caught up with work. It's like we've been living in a bubble. We need to figure out a way to spend more time with the kids.

Yeah, but it's hard. I can't just take a day off.

What if we just take a half day? We can leave early and make it up to them.

H, I'm not sure. I have a big meeting on Friday.

What about Saturday? Maybe we can have a family day then.

I'm supposed to work this Saturday too. My boss is counting on me for something.

Okay, what about Sunday? We can make it a whole day for just the family.

Sunday is usually when I do all the paperwork. I can't leave it all until Monday.

Are we seriously going to let work get in the way again? We've missed too much already.