1 Mother 2 Another

Is there anything sweeter than your
four-year-old in her preschool Christmas concert, angelically
singing "Silent Night" on a cozy Monday night?


Is there anything worse than your four-year-old an hour later, two
hours past her bedtime and hopped up on cake and food dye,
helplessly spiraling out of control and taking you down with her?


It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .