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IfIshouldhaveadaughter.“Insteadof“Mom”,she’sgonnacallme“PointB.”Becausethatway,sheknowsthatnomatterwhathappens,atleastshecanalwaysfindherwaytome.AndI’mgoingtopaintthesolarsystemonthebackofherhandssothatshehastolearntheentireuniversebeforeshecansay“Oh,Iknowthatlikethebackofmyhand.” She’sgonnalearnthatthislifewillhityou,hard,intheface,waitforyoutogetbackupsoitcankickyouinthestomach.Butgettingthewindknockedoutofyouistheonlywaytoremindyourlungshowmuchtheylikethetasteofair.Thereishurt,here,thatcannotbefixedbyband-aidsorpoetry,sothefirsttimesherealizesthatWonder-womanisn’tcoming,I’llmakesuresheknowsshedoesn’thavetowearthecapeallbyherself.Becausenomatterhowwideyoustretchyourfingers,yourhandswillalwaysbetoosmalltocatchallthepainyouwanttoheal.Believeme,I’vetried. And“Baby,”I’lltellher“don’tkeepyournoseupintheairlikethat,Iknowthattrick,you’rejustsmellingforsmokesoyoucanfollowthetrailbacktoaburninghousesoyoucanfindtheboywholosteverythinginthefiretoseeifyoucansavehim.Orelse,findtheboywholitthefireinthefirstplacetoseeifyoucanchangehim.” ButIknowthatshewillanyway,soinsteadI’llalwayskeepanextrasupplyofchocolateandrainboatsnearby,‘causethereisnoheartbreakthatchocolatecan’tfix.Okay,there’safewheartbreakschocolatecan’tfix.Butthat’swhattherainbootsarefor,becauserainwillwashawayeverythingifyouletit. Iwanthertoseetheworldthroughtheundersideofaglassbottomboat,tolookthroughamagnifyingglassatthegalaxiesthatexistonthepinpointofahumanmind.Becausethat’showmymomtaughtme.Thatthere’llbedayslikethis,“There’llbedayslikethismymommasaid”whenyouopenyourhandstocatchandwindupwithonlyblistersandbruises.Whenyoustepoutofthephoneboothandtrytoflyandtheverypeopleyouwannasavearetheonesstandingonyourcape.Whenyourbootswillfillwithrainandyou’llbeuptoyourkneesindisappointmentandthosearetheverydaysyouhaveallthemorereasontosay“thankyou,”‘causethereisnothingmorebeautifulthanthewaytheoceanrefusestostopkissingtheshorelinenomatterhowmanytimesit’ssentaway. Youwillputthe“wind”inwinsomelosesome,youwillputthe“star”ins