One of the little miracles of modern medicine you discover as a new parent is Orajel, the goo you put on your baby's gums when they're teething. We got to know that pretty early, because Simon was cutting teeth basically the day he came home from the hospital. Most things aren't that easy in those first days and weeks.
When your kid gets older, a lot of the pain is emotional, or at least it can be if they face challenges that are not easy to navigate. Unfortunately, there is no Orajel for the soul. At younger ages, I guess ice cream comes pretty close, but if there's a teenage equivalent, I'm not yet aware of it.
Simon tells me that today was better than yesterday. And that's the closest thing that either one of us will get to today in terms of relief. I'll take it.
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