Plan the Vacation, They Will Come…Maybe

You've tried texting. You've tried calling. You've tried the guilt trip (we don't talk about that). But book a beach house? Suddenly everyone's available.

This one is for the parents who have cracked the code: adult children are unpredictable, complicated, and absolutely worth every bit of the effort it takes to get them in the same room. So you plan the vacation. You stock the fridge. You hope.

Bold navy and periwinkle upper wings with golden eye spots, soft pink lower wings striped in green and gold — this butterfly is sunny and optimistic, just like that group chat when you drop the vacation dates.

Book it. They'll come. Probably.

Original acrylic on 5×5 birch wood block · One of a kind · From the Getting Through the Ugly collection by Lori Friedrichs