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“When I was 5 or so, my pre-K did a play based on Noah’s ark (it was a pre-K attached to a church). We were instructed that our costumes were supposed to be raincoats/rain boots/umbrellas. I didn’t have any of those things but begged my dad to get me at least one of them so I’d fit in and follow the guidelines.”
“Fast-forward: the night of the play. I’m frantically scanning the audience because my dad is ALWAYS late. He finally shows up and brings me a life jacket. I had to stand up there with all the kids in their little raincoats in a life jacket. I was really embarrassed. Dad’s defense was that I was the only kid who would have survived the flood. I can laugh now, but I sure wasn’t laughing then!”
