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Losing Myself with Flamingo's

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The saying “Kids do the craziest things!” was a saying my childhood seemed to thrive off of. No matter where I was, an incident was sure to occur, but I think this one may take the cake. I remember being shaken awake by my mother, her soft southern accent dancing around my eardrums. My name making its way into my conscious mind, and the sun from the window shining through my eyelids. Then, I hear that same soothing accent call my brothers names. My eyes slowly opened to see my mother gently shaking my brother's shoulders. It took a lot to wake us kids up, we loved our sleep. I want to say it took us about 30 minutes collectively to wake up from our sleep, and about an hour getting us ready and out the door. USA (1344) It was a hot summer day somewhere located in Orlando, Florida, and my Grandma had planned for her and my mother to take my brothers and I to SeaWorld. The three of us were all very excited for the experience that was about to be brought upon us. It’s not like we hadn’