I recall an occasion when I brought my children out to play in the heavy rain with their raincoats and jumping in muddy puddles with my spouse. It is a simple activity that my children enjoy, but I recall receiving numerous stares from passers-by who looked at us in disbelief, particularly after my son climbed down into the drain on his own to pick up a ball that had rolled down. How has the once-normal sight of children playing in the rain come to be seen as odd, reshaped […]

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