Heartbreak

I was unloading groceries Monday morning when a truck pulled into the driveway.  An older man and a middle aged man got out and approached.  At first I thought it was a paving company coming to give us a quote we requested.  Wrong.  "I own the property behind you", he said.  And my heart sank.  His tone made it clear this was not a negotiation.  "Yeah, it has to come down.  I can see you put a lot of work into it. We feel bad.  We just can't take the liability".  I think I just repeated "This is heartbreaking" over and over.

I cried about this more than I would have expected.  It feels like a part of my kids childhood has been stolen.