We ♥ Smartasses

Many of you know that our Lauren has selective mutism. Thanks mostly to an amazing therapist, the verb may be close to becoming "had" as she talked almost completely freely to everybody on our recent vacation with Alison's family.

The whole odyssey started three years ago, when Lauren seldom spoke to us from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Somehow, we got on the subject of that summer at dinner tonight. Just having Lauren be able to talk about this was unthinkable until recently. Everybody shared their memories, and I wrapped it up by saying "and Lauren hasn't had any problems talking to us since then."

Then she got that sparkle in her eyes and said, with flawless timing, "Until now."

And she shut up for about three seconds. Never has a laugh felt so good.