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My new job is a minimum-wage retail job, which sounds horrid, but is actually a vast improvement over my previous employment, first, because I get an employee discount on the clothes we sell, so I can get pretty clothes without having to endure the horrid shopping experience; second, because Washington minimum wage accurately reflects the [...]
The child is suffering from a glitch in her soundtrack. She asks ad nauseam, “what’s that noise? What’s that noise?” about every unusual sound she hears, from the tick of a clock to the distant roar of an airplane. We oblige her curiosity and have learned that “I don’t know” is never an acceptable answer. [...]
This exchange happened one evening while reviewing the alphabet with Little Girl. Using magnetic letters on a board, Little Girl would point to a letter, say its name and I would give an example word. Little Girl (pointing): “A”! Me: “A” is for “Apple!” Little Girl: “B”! Me: “B” is for “boat” and “banana” and [...]