What If Theme Parks Were Therapy? A Day That Healed More Than We Knew
It wasn’t a breakdown. Just a build-up. Work stress. School moods. Silent dinners. One of those weeks where nothing explodes, but everything feels off. The house was quiet but not peaceful, and nobody wanted to admit it. So I searched “ fun things to do Delaware ,” half-hoping the internet could fix what words couldn’t. Clicked. Scrolled and picked a place. A good theme park , not too far from home. No big plans — just a hope that motion could break the stillness. The Arrival: Color, Chaos, and Cracks Opening Up As we pulled into the parking lot we were like four separate planets. My youngest was already half-asleep, the teen had headphones on, and my partner was in auto-parent mode. I honestly considered turning back. But then we walked in. Delaware’s local theme parks don’t scream with crowds like the giant ones. They hum. There’s color everywhere — balloons tied to snack stalls, kids darting between carnival games, the soft whirr of rides in the distance. The...