The Hearths Warming season is always a difficult time for Puzzling Insanity. She keeps up a mask in public, but every so often, that mask slips when she doesn't want it to. This year, she receives some unexpected support from a certain pink pony.

This story is dedicated to my father (Dec 19, 1952 - Nov 1, 2018) and loosely inspired by the Disturbed song "Hold On to Memories".

The flashback featured in the story actually happened. The last football game we ever watched together was a Buckeye victory; that was our team.