Child wisdom

I hate the terrible twos - not because it's difficult and stressful emotionally/ sonically - but because it's clearly the result of an intelligent creature not being able to express its needs and therefore being constantly denied them without understanding precisely why - it seems very obvious this is where a lot of weird mental blocks/ irrational ... See more

My daughter just told me to "stop acting like you fear the sun" - I don't know what this means but it feels like a crazy proverb We should collect proverbs from children, seems like a cool art project - there does seem to be a deep wisdom within them that's inaccessible to us

Anime requires a childlike depth that you wouldn't understand, as is the case with many things under the category of cuteness. They hold a profound depth.

The kids are joining running clubs, buying “dumb” phones, woodworking, rocking Walkmans, joining supper clubs, etc because their lives have been swallowed by digital black boxes, and in this moment of uncertainty (tension re: war, AI, climate), they crave tangibility. It’s simple

Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. — C. S. Lewis, “On Stories” https://t.co/wGA8Ixcmye

“I am convinced that most people do not grow up. We find parking spaces and honor our credit cards. We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magno... See more