While delivering lunches to elderly clients, I often brought my four-year-old daughter along, and she was endlessly fascinated by canes, walkers, and wheelchairs. One afternoon, she fell unusually quiet and stood frozen in front of a glass of dentures soaking by the sink. I expected questions\u2014but instead, she leaned in and whispered with total seriousness, \u201cThe tooth fairy is never going to believe this.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was one of those unexpected parenting moments that proves kids see the world in the funniest, most imaginative ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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