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Thanks, @jayna. I can see that going either way - Derrick having his adventures while the time missing goes unnoticed in the real world and then returning home a new, bolder, more confident young man. Or like you said, his mother finding him gone...forever. Being a mother, I don't like that option as well, so I think I'll let him have his adventures and return home with a head full of memories and adventures!

I’m with you on that. The kiddos should always be able to go home.