Bath time was usually a lively adventure in the Ramirez household\u2014splash battles, bubble beards, and the occasional rubber duck drama. But tonight, five-year-old Lila had apparently decided she was morally opposed to getting in the tub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She stood in the hallway like a tiny, pajama-clad philosopher, contemplating the mysteries of hygiene as if the fate of the universe depended on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLila, come on,\u201d her mother, Mara, called from the bathroom. \u201cThe water\u2019s getting cold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lila didn\u2019t budge. She gently kicked at an invisible spot on the carpet, as if negotiating with the floor itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSweetheart, let\u2019s go,\u201d Mara tried again, her tone tightening. It had been a long day\u2014spilled cereal, lost shoes, and a car ride filled with endless variations of Why is the sky blue? She could feel the frayed ends of her patience starting to unravel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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