Mick Jagger says, ‘You
can’t always get what
you want.’” One day his
mother wanted him to
pick up his toys. He
asked me, “Dad, who’s
that guy that says you
can’t always get what
you want?”heard “flossophy.”
So I asked him if he’d
also taken brushophy.
— EMILY ADAMS,
Barrie, Ont.When I tell my three-
year-old “no,” I some-
times tease, “It’s likeA favourite family story
from when I was a kid:
My dad’s friend, who’s
a dentist, was talking
about his experiences
in dental school. He
mentioned that he’d
taken philosophy, but
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