They both like dresses.

They both like a good science kit.

And, yet, they are so different. The difference pops out on days like today when…

On the same day, my three year old asked, “Momma, won’t I look so beautiful if I dye my hair pink?!” And my six-year-old, freshly fascinated by the play on words between “optical illusion” and “optional illusion,” asked, “Mom, according to the definitions, do you think it’s even possible to have an optional illusion?”