AS A SINGLE MOM WORKING AT A DINER, I LOST SIGHT OF MY SON—WHAT HE SAID TO A FIREFIGHTER LEFT US ALL IN TEARS
Working at a small diner means juggling a million things at once, and sometimes that includes getting creative with childcare. When my babysitter canceled at the last minute, I had no choice but to bring my four-year-old son, Micah, to work with me. It was Halloween, and he was thrilled to wear his firefighter costume—red…