Imagine a well-groomed young father dropping his daughter off at kindergarten. Her face is smudged with remnants of breakfast. Her clothes are rumpled, and her hair is heavily snarled and pulled back into a crooked ponytail. And Dad forgot about her snack. Shoot. The young mothers in the drop-off circle dig in their bags for a spare package of crackers to help. Bless him. He’s trying so hard. Now, imagine it’s Mother dropping the child on the curb in such condition. Someone else has to offer up a snack for her kid, lest the poor child go hungry. Eyes roll. They’ll help, but for the sake of the
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