Pierce My Ears or Run Away? The kitchen whiteboard was erased, replaced by our 7-year-old’s survey: “Isabel is going to get her ears perest or run away. S. Once you choose you have to let her do it! !” Then a chart, with choices: “ears perst” or “runaway.” “Put a ✔ in the spase you want.” To her older brother: “Jeff you have to do it as if you incredibly cared for me.” Lastly: “P.S. I don’t care if I spell thing rong.” Proud of Isabel’s defiance and ingenuity, my wife and I eventually let her get her ears “perst.” — Robert Schroeder

Source: New York Times May 28, 2019 19:00 UTC