The tooth fairy is ridiculous but kids need rituals. I know I do | Anthony N Castle

Invoking a night imp might be ludicrous, but the superstitious and the sacred are often the same thing Sharing the load is a column about parenting children of all ages I held my daughter up to better see the passing parade. She was still small enough to lift high with my hands and I watched her reaction from below, her joy, growing in the morning light. The colour and noise moved past. “You’re missing it,” I heard someone say. But I had never seen something as beautiful as that; it seemed perfe