The text came in one morning over the holidays: “Want to go to the Mill?”

My daughter, a high schooler, was at her favorite coffee shop reading, and I was at home working. We were texting about our plans together that afternoon. So far, we’d decided to grab a bite to eat and go shopping for a new comforter for her room (50% off After Christmas Sale!).

And now she was asking if we could also go to a nearby park called the Mill...