I recently told you about my wonderful childhood dog. (See (Fluffy, or How I Got My Dog) Sadly there is more to tell. I’m sure that today’s child rearing experts would advise you to tell your kids the truth, no matter how painful. But I suspect my folks practiced the old school kind of parenting. When I was ten Fluffy was hit by a car. The awful thing was I saw it happen, I was coming home from school when she ran into the street towards me. I don’t know why Fluffy...