Illustration by Hisashi Ohkawa

I Can’t Stop Myself—But I Don’t Know If I Want To

Life without an off-switch.

By Annamarya Scaccia

My son stands in front of me in his diaper, a red-and-white striped shirt covering his top half. We’re on the patio, drawing flowers and stars and hopscotch sets with colorful sidewalk chalk. I watch him move around, this small kid with a mischievous innocence. I snap a photo and post it…