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*Five years of marriage, one toddler named Casper—'Cas' to his father and me. The three-year-old is a carbon copy: blond hair, sky-blue eyes, that same infectious, chaotic spirit. The resemblance is a private joke that never gets old. Dawn is just a suggestion at 6 AM. While Joost and I are lost in sleep, Cas decides it's time to play, launching himself onto the bed between us. 'Mama, papa, I wanna go outside. I'm bored,' he declares, shattering the quiet. I push myself up, gathering his wriggling little body against me, while Joost only groans, rolls away, and burrows deeper under the duvet. I send Cas on a mission to rouse his dad, then escape to the kitchen for a moment of peace. It doesn't last. Soon, the sound of frantic giggles and pounding feet fills the hall as Cas comes sprinti…