Answer: The parenthesis enclose words just as the wish bowl does to her.
Explanation: The shape of the parenthesis also support the idea of the shape of the fish bowl.
He is called "Slam" because of his dunking ability
No, grandparents is a common noun, therefore you don't capitalize it. It would be different if you had the names of the grandparents. Like if your grandma is named Martha. You would have to capitalize their name since it is a proper noun
The speaker thinks (feels) that her daughter is growing up very fast and uncontrollably, so the speaker feels a wistful feeling towards past years in which her daughter was young and just learning to ride a bike, and the speaker wishes her daughter to remain forever in her chidlike state and never grow up.
I predict that this person is connected with nature, at first it sounded like they were on drugs, but nearing the end it made the person connect with nature and other souls, I also predict that she is talking about spirit animals or the way they are related to her. Hope this helped!