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A moment of truth. Working with children is a series of moments of truth.

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I envy how they exist—just to be loved and taken care of. Just to be held and played with and smiled at. Just to be the wonderful, fragile, mind-blowing creations that they are.

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I know how to love people, even when they’re unlovable.

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Moving forward is brave and more than enough.

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You celebrate the little things every single day.

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You would THINK that the father of the child I was hired to entertain would treat me with some level of respect, right? I mean, his wife is in the next room and I’ve spent the past hour bonding with his daughter, so it would be ridiculous for Daddio to hit on me.