The Sustainability of Magic

jen murphy parker
9 min readFeb 14, 2024

We experienced a miracle the other day. It had to do with toys.

As is the case with so many miracles, there was at first a low point, a motivating event that preceded the improbable outcome.

As background, it’s important to understand that my youngest has never met a toy he didn’t like. Well, except for boring wooden ones, the kind that might actually look attractive lying around in a…

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jen murphy parker

Jen Murphy Parker is a San Francisco-based writer exploring what exists in the middle - of parenting, of health, of life.