The boys know now that the cost of coming out of their bedroom is a toy, and they bring it when they come. ~ David Rollins speaking of four-year-old twins.

It comes with a price
and often we know full well
what that price is.
Sure you can have that ice cream,
that fritter, that candy…
but it triggers the obsession
and maybe you’ll recover
the freedom from compulsion,
the physical addiction,
the sanity to hold onto the promises.
It may seem like just $3.29,
some price you’re willing to pay.
But that’s downpayment only,
deceptively small. Like extortion,
hush money. There’s more to come.
It’s stepping on an iced-over pond
hard as heck to get back on solid ground.
When you feel compelled to stop at a drive-through
ask yourself. What is the cost?