Monkey’s first lollypop – oh, heaven. It was her second haircut, and the salon offered a “snack” when she was done on the chair. There were so many choices and Mia spent about 1 second before deciding that this was the most delectable piece of candy she’d ever seen. Needless to say, her face, chin, cheeks, hands and fingers ended up very sticky. On the other hand, she didn’t finish it. It was soon forgotten for the delights of playing with Max, my parents’ dog.

As a side note, the salon does offer non-food items as treats. But the stylist said snack, and what kid, denied candy since her birth at her house, would choose plastic beads over a Tootsie-roll pop?