![]() Ethicists argued that war would be less likely if some kind of key were implanted in a person’s heart. ![]() The broadcasts filled with the whole “key bearer” plan. On the news, the talk was all nuclear war and how to avoid it. We told ourselves that he would get over it. “It’s fine,” we said, fitting on our over-sized shoes and adjusting the flowers in our hats. And though we were happy clowns, smiles broader and wider than any lips, the disappointment underneath our makeup was easy to read. ![]() Yes, we could see his embarrassment when we showed up for Career Day, how he threw the basketball into the field as our tiny car pulled in so that his friends would look away. We told our son that he could be anything he wanted to be, just like you’re supposed to. ![]() We know people assume otherwise when they see our wide ties and honking red noses, but we were. ![]()
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