A River in Egypt

Yeah, I know. Denial...a bad thing, right?

Well, not so fast. I agree being blind isn't so helpful, but every now and then, a dose of denial can get us through.

When you're coughing and sneezing but have to go to work...denial can get you through the day.

When the whole world thinks you're a useless loser...denial (and cheesy TV) can cheer you up.

And, say, when you've broken your leg three weeks before you have to go onstage to dance and act....

Check out Audrey (above) in the front row as the Shakespeare Club starts "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with a Bollywood dance.

This is denial — cast and all — at its best.

CHILDREN'S WRITES: A Journal Entry

OBEY

One day after school my coach was in side and I was out side and coach saw me out side and coach had snack and she said Laci come in side and I said can I have snack and she said no but you can wash the brushes and the cubs and the sinke and she said when your done clen the floor but I must obey. And my mom finely came.

—Laci, 4th grade