My 5 yo daughter Mira has a love of all things unicorn, crystal and magic. She loves to make potions and cast spells.

She found a potion bottle, and has had so much fun making potions, enchanting them with a spell, then drinking them.

The other day, while at my sister’s house… she asked my sister’s partner to help her make a potion. He dug around for some food colouring, and they created a beautiful coloured concoction.

She swirled it around, and said out loud “I wish for candy to fall from the sky!” and of course, repeated it 3 times.

My sister’s partner registered shock on his face… her wish was so doable! He quickly grabbed a candy, and tossed it in the air behind her… and as it landed at her feet… her brother yelled “That doesn’t count!! Tyler threw it!!”

They have this funny vibe between them… her trying to prove magic exists, him trying to disprove it.

But here’s the thing.

The...