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In his early 20s, Kevin Renn moved to New York City with dreams of making it as a playwright. When money got tight, he decided to fall back on a familiar option: babysitting.\n\n\u201cThe question, though, wasn\u2019t whether I would be a good nanny, but if anyone would let me \u2014 as a Black man who is over six feet tall,\u201d Kevin said in his Modern Love essay.\n\nKevin soon became a nanny to Lucas, a 4-year-old boy with a wide smile and stylish parents. Today, Kevin takes us into his secret world with Lucas \u2014 their intertwining daily routines, the nights full of spaghetti and meatballs and jazz music, and the times they stood up to strangers with a phrase that became their refrain: \u201cDo it, I dare you.\u201d Then, we get to hear from Lucas, now 7 years old.