But there's that odd feeling of being there, seeing that excitement, and not being able to share it, and thinking "what would I think, as a kid, if I was excited and surrounded by people who are like 'meh' at the thing".
I want a culture of “cool” that’s all optimism & wonder — super compatible with & at least partially enabled by the presence of children. The joy of being with someone as they experience something incredible for the first time works against the insidious creeping banality of lifehttps://twitter.com/Halikaarn1an/status/1100164836355264512 …
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Yeah, you gotta be in it. For me, it clicked when I decided that I was not going to be “the adult,” defined in my mind as “person whose job it is to control & optimize this situation.” When I’m around kids, my only non-negotiable job is to keep them safe from serious harm
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The irony is that it’s hard to convince my kids.
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Totally get this. Sometimes I think I sound too reverent of kids, who are obviously messy & immature human beings... but I also think some pernicious societal norms constrain kids’ ability to do the incredibly fast-paced learning + practice they’re biologically compelled to do
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I have the luxury of having a few small kids in my life that I am not directly responsible for and time with them fills my heart for exactly this reason. It's an instant cure.
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@SimoneGiertz for this kind of "cool".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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You want the 1980s.
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