Ryan Cavanaugh @searyanc.dev · Feb 11 7yo: Dad can I open my new Lego set? Me: I want you to finish the one you're working on first 7yo: so you always complete a project before starting a new one? Me:
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Savage
got a mini Chotiner on your hands
Outsmarted
But it's not the same. Opening a lego set is treat. You have to ration that to maximize the joy and the expectation. Starting a project is ... Suddenly this is an uncomfortable topic. Why would you spend your free time working on something that nobody wants? Like skin-picking, I guess?
Lego coming in sets is an affront against the natural order. Ideally, it's an uncountable noun that should be measured in buckets or kilograms.
"No I don't, and that is exactly why I know it's very important to teach this skill to my kids"