Thank you Alexandra - that's excellent advice. I meant the urn to be symbolic - with her being 12 and all, and the last shreds of baby-girlness just barely visible. And it's red because that's her nickname - "Red" - because of her auburn hair. (A little ham fisted, I know.
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But I think you're right; it is pretty intense and distracting. I'll do what I can to knock it back. Thank you for your critique.