toddcast

Back in the 70's when I was just a teenager the movie Freaky Friday came out.   The premise is that an often-bickering teenage daughter and her mother wake one Friday morning to find themselves in the other's body.   After the initial shock wears off, each realizes how difficult it is to be the other, and both gain a greater appreciation of the trials of the other's life.   After a while they return to their own bodies having learned quite a bit by swapping places.   This freakish, cosmic accident works out to benefit mother and daughter.   It was remade in 2003 when my daughters were young.   It was interesting, to say the least, to observe their reaction to swapping places with their mother. The idea, however, is intriguing.   Although most mothers and daughters would cringe at the thought, there are probably some people you would like to change places with.   Wouldn’t it be cool to inhabit the body of your favorite athlete, singer, or...