Overjoyed, even, to be leaving the cesspit of germs, the $180-a-day fees, the baby-ness of long daycare behind. Getty Images It started strong – my delighted child came home from the first day, a crown proclaiming him king of kindergarten atop his head. The reason for Sammy gracing our house, my child told me, was for the sloth to become a beloved member of our family. He was to be photographed enjoying his week with us, then the pictures were to be printed and scrapbooked for the rest of the class’s enjoyment on his triumphant return. Flummoxed by Sammy’s week at another family’s home that featured him catching a bass in a local dam, I asked the kid’s dad how he had managed such an impressive week for the sloth.