At one dinner last year, my 4-year old looked at the table and said “there is a Mickey mouse on the table.” I was confused first. We didn’t have a Mickey mouse toy at home at all. We only had a few music books that had the Mickey mouse in them. Apparently there was no Mickey on the table. Should I take him to see the doctor to cure his illusions?

He pointed his finger at three bowls that I put against each other on the table. One big bowl, and two smaller bowls. Oh… Okay. A Mickey mouse indeed.

I’m not as good as my little kid at recognizing …