My mom got pregnant with me in high school. My biological father bailed the same day she told him. No calls. No help. Nothing. She missed her prom, traded her glittery dress for diapers and double shifts, and studied for her GED while I slept. So when my own prom came around this year, I told her:
The entire internet worked together and still couldn’t figure out what it was. I wasn’t sure either, and neither were most people. Nearly ninety percent of those who saw it for the first time had no idea what they were looking at. The mysterious object that sparked so much curiosity turned out to be something many adults once knew well, but many younger people had never encountered. The answer was Clackers.
