than any other. You teach them letters, numbers, colors . . . the names of vegetables, how to ride a bicycle, how to swim, how to make friends, what sex is. You teach them that someday everybody dies, but in their case (you pray) not for a very long time. You teach them what’s the right thing to do. How to treat people. When they get this wrong, you give them another chance. Many. You take them places. You make sure they get home. You tuck them into bed every night
