Too Tired to Play
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This little boy doesn't smile very often. He lives with his grandmother, several half siblings (all with mystery dads), a handful of fostered teenagers, and Mittens, the cat. His mother and uncle have issues with substance abuse and mental illness and show up only occasionally--to collect their Welfare checks.
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It's Easter Sunday here, and the neighborhood kids are playing on the street--you can see them in his eyes. He is too little to keep up, and at this moment, too tired to try.
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North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Uploaded on April 22, 2014