Once upon a time, we held our babies in our arms and fed them when they couldn’t feed themselves. Then they grew, and we held their little hands as we encouraged them to take their first steps. Then they grew, and we read them bedtime stories and packed their lunch boxes with love notes. And then they grew, and we cheered for them on the sidelines as they made their goals and perfo

We took a family trip to San Francisco. We had just a few hours left to do one last tourist circuit around Fisherman’s Wharf and all its bustling attractions before heading to the airport to catch our flight home to Florida. Amidst the crowds, my son saw a backpack sporting his favorite San Francisco sports team logo in a store window and begged me to buy it. He was so excited abou