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When our first son was little but “getting bigger” we used to sing “Jesus Loves Me” to him. When we came to the line, “I am weak but he is strong”, our boy would protest, “No I’m not!” Confidence [...]

It happened many years ago, but I recall it still: I smacked my daughter for being rude to her mother. It was a light smack, but she was deeply hurt. “Daddy, I’m a good girl,” she said, cuddling [...]

In Marcel Proust’s classic novel Remembrance of Things Past, tasting a sponge cake dipped in tea triggers memories by which the narrator explores how the past, and our recalling of it, make us [...]