I had no problem treating raising kids as throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks—and to be sure, a lot of stuff did not stick. Of course I had the

I had no problem treating raising kids as throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks—and to be sure, a lot of stuff did not stick. Of course I had the financial means, which my mother did not. And so I was raised playing with typing paper and a few office supplies that she could "bring home" from work (as a secretary). In the end it's hard for me to know if perhaps that wouldn't have been the better strategy: let kids learn to be creative with the most meager of playthings.