Minor Issues: May my kids remember the lessons of 2020 and be thankful

For all the grim news the year has brought, it has also been a year of enlightenment, remembering how much we already have in their lives, says the author. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - When I was bathing my four-year-old daughter earlier this year, she started arranging the bottles of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel neatly in a row, leaving a sizeable gap between each bottle.

"They must also have social distancing," she reminded me earnestly.

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