When I was little, I wanted to stay that way. I had a somewhat mature awareness that being a child had benefits—belief in Santa Claus; the ability to eat Frankenberry and Cap’n Crunch with pure pleasure; drawing without an inner critic; watching The Monkees on TV. I had this awareness because I observed how the adults around me …
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Suzan Colón to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.