As the clock inches closer to bedtime, the familiarity of exhaustion washes over. Bath time, pajama wrangling, hair brushing, and enforcing the importance of dental hygiene have all culminated in a long day that seems to stretch into night. I’ve meticulously filled the humidifiers and searched every nook for that one essential bedtime companion—only one
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Growing up in a rural setting, I experienced a childhood vastly different from what children encounter today. My personal access to technology was limited, with no consistent internet until I ventured into the world of higher education. A flip phone with T9 texting was my only connection to the outside world, and reading was a