My daughter got her braces put on this past week, and she is miserable with discomfort. Having had braces myself at her age, I wish I could say that I remembered it well and had a host of soft comfort foods at the ready for her as she adjusted to having pokey metal take up residence inside her mouth. But honestly, I must have blocked out this memory, and I fell down on the mom job.
As she was sorting through ideas of what would taste or feel good, Ellie hit upon a memory that fueled her request: remember when I used to make Ellie bread, squishy and soft and so...