Text Box: Change In the beginning was the word and the word was good. “You’re beautiful, I love you. kiss, kiss, and kiss.” Then two obnoxious syllables changed the world; {No} When I realized my first {No} I cried. “What do you mean this isn’t my world? I traveled the long red mile down your birth canal and you’re telling me, no! That doesn’t play at the nursery, mom.” Mom looked at me with big round mom eyes and said, “I love you baby—see that diaper pail over there, life is about change. Get use to it.” ©2005 Dan Kantak