CALL ME SNAKE

Some friends of ours recently had twins, two healthy boys, which was a source of great joy given difficulties they’d had conceiving. Their 4-and-a-half-year-old son, however, was less enthusiastic about the new arrivals. “I ADORE you mom,” he said, using a word they’d never heard before. “I adore you too, dad. But I don’t adore those twins.”