(mayer throws an annual halloween party, which has featured fantastical things such as 200-pound pumpkins elaborately carved with mathematical equations, a tree made out of chocolate bark, a movie theater in the backyard, and a custom-made-cookie bar. “very willy wonka” is how one attendee ...
but what is truly priceless is actually being there. “Mom, will you stay with me until I feel better?”“Mom, will you be at my 10:00 am Halloween parade because I don’t want to be the only kid without parents there?”“Mom, tonight is opening night of the school play. You’re...