Recently when the weather started to hot up a lot, I realized that the people I was with and I had to replace the flag on our flag pole because it was totally worn out… My children asked if they could help and I told them they sure could… So the people I was with and I took the flag down from the pole and I told everybody that the people I was with and I had to make sure not to drop the flag.
Then the people I was with and I folded up the flag carefully how a flag is meant to be folded. My children asked if the people I was with and I were going to throw the flag in the trash and I told them no way. When I told them the people I was with and I had to burn the flag in a ceremony, they were all stunned. They thought that burning the flag sounded worse than throwing it in the trash. I had to explain that the flag had to be disposed of in a dignified way because it represents freedom in our great country. My older child seemed to understand it as he said that it made sense. Well, because it was so overheated outside and the people I was with and I all couldn’t wait to get back inside to the comfort of the air conditioning, the people I was with and I swiftly filled our burn pit with several burnable items and placed the folded flag carefully on the top. Every one of us said a few words and the people I was with and I all saluted the flag as it burned into ashes. When the people I was with and I finally got back inside after the burning ceremony, everybody seemed relieved because the air conditioning felt so nice inside. I even adjusted the temperature control settings to make the home a little more cooler. When I told everybody that the people I was with and I weren’t done, they all sighed heavily, however the people I was with and I had to put the new flag on the flag pole!