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24 Reasons Little Children Make Us Smile

That big breath before blowing out the birthday candles. A bedtime routine for a baby doll. Pasghetti. Handburgers. And other perfectly imperfect mispronunciations.

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  1. That big breath before blowing out the birthday candles.

  • A bedtime routine for a baby doll.

  • Pasghetti. Handburgers. And other perfectly imperfect mispronunciations.

  • Babies in sunglasses.

  • Babies in hats.

  • Baby thighs.

  • Babies.

  • A 4-year-old wearing his Halloween costume to school in April.

  • An inability to whisper.

  • Homemade birthday cards.

  • Handmade jewelry.

  • Conversations with imaginary friends.

  • A big smile with only two bottom teeth.

  • Flushed cheeks and damp hair after a nap.

  • Waving "bye bye." But doing it backwards.

  • Left shoe on the right foot, right shoe on the left.

  • A book read out loud by a child who can't actually read.

  • Galoshes. With a tutu.

  • Songs sung in the bathroom.

  • Freshly combed wet hair.

  • Closing one's eyes to disappear.

  • The hand motions to "Itsy Bitsy Spider."

  • Their sense of wonder.

  • And their innocence.

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