A Tale of Two Brothers

Although this may look like a surprised face, this is a working face.
Tristan, what are you working on?
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Hmmm. A crowbar and some old wood.
You must be....
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Pulling out old nails!
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I see Greyson is working too.
Why the sour face, Greyson? Are you upset that Tristan
is infringing on your territory?
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But Tristan is such a hard worker. Can't he help you?
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I see you are working hard too. Surveying the situation.

Greyson prefers to work sitting down.
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It's a contest now. Who can fill the bucket first?
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Who knew that pulling nails could inspire such enthusiasm?
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Greyson was waylaid a little later in the day.
He was forced to take a break.
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See this?
Doesn't this just scream Tetanus?
My mother's heart told me it was going to happen.
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And it did. Despite everything I could do to prevent it.

Sister added the loving touch with the post-it note.
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Greyson is going to get a tetanus shot today.
It's been 10 years since his last one.
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How do you feel about that, Greyson?
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There's a lotta rusty nails out there in the world. It's a constant quandary for a mom--avoid the risk or let them try their skills?
The only thing I know for sure is that they'll do better with really hard-soled shoes.