It’s all flying by, and I cheer like a raving madman over her progress, sometimes on the verge of my own tears.
Before each mini-milestone, though, I secretly wondered if she would ever succeed! Then, suddenly, in a magical instant, as if she’d earlier been faking she couldn’t do whatever we were trying, she totally got it!
Isn’t that how learning and growing happens? First, we feel hopelessly lost and wonder if we will ever find our way, and then, as if overnight, acing it. Which means, if you’re feeling lost now… as long as you stay with it, guess what comes next? Even when you (or your dad) secretly wonders if you might never succeed.
To your inevitable breakthroughs, John –
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