So many visceral memories from this. Both from growing up in the 70s and 80s, and the gut-turning moments of both fear and pride in your child making leaps to independence (oh I cannot wait for you to be sitting in the passenger seat of that first kid driving experience). But also commenting to say that I had a Geo Storm 😂😂😂. In the winter (in Buffalo no less), the door latch mechanism would freeze and not engage to close the door so I would drive around holding the door closed as tight as I could manage with one hand. Right hand turns were the scariest!
Haha I know the feeling! As a kid my dad had a Plymouth Horizon and the back door would randomly open going around turns. I also had a few Volkswagens that had *interesting* qualities, as well as a '95 Toyota Corolla which was basically a go-kart.
Very fortunate to have had a childhood filled with problem solving and adults willing to teach kids life lessons instead of doing everything for them (even if it meant you got hurt). It was mostly The Sandlot meets Goonies for the boys in my neighborhood. Lots of great times and lots of learning it "the hard way."
Love this one. The story of your son walking to the store brought back nostalgic feelings for growing up in the 90s in a small town in Florida. I want these same experiences for my kids.
Ted Gioia really is everyone’s favorite substacker’s favorite substacker. His ‘sletter’s been great since day one.
It feels ironic that “empathy” has been such a buzzword for the past decade, given the apparent loss of appreciation for independence and resourcefulness. If you don’t figure out how to solve your own problems, they often become someone else's. Learning how to scratch your own itches makes you less of a drain on your friends, family, colleagues, etc.
But I write that as one who relies on YouTube to learn how to do most fixit jobs around the house, so it’s not like I’m any kind of MacGyver. Hoping to instill these lessons in my kids, as you are 💯
His stuff is so great, I can't get enough. I also think a lot of the anxiety/stress/depression stems from the fact that independency is so foreign now, so when kids get into the real world, it's just overwhelming and they have no idea how to approach and overcome actual problems. Of course they're going to have anxiety and depression if the world seems like an unsolvable puzzle! Also, yes, YouTube is a lifesaver, it's amazing to me that people do tutorials for free, saving me thousands of dollars in the process. They're the real heroes.
So many visceral memories from this. Both from growing up in the 70s and 80s, and the gut-turning moments of both fear and pride in your child making leaps to independence (oh I cannot wait for you to be sitting in the passenger seat of that first kid driving experience). But also commenting to say that I had a Geo Storm 😂😂😂. In the winter (in Buffalo no less), the door latch mechanism would freeze and not engage to close the door so I would drive around holding the door closed as tight as I could manage with one hand. Right hand turns were the scariest!
Haha I know the feeling! As a kid my dad had a Plymouth Horizon and the back door would randomly open going around turns. I also had a few Volkswagens that had *interesting* qualities, as well as a '95 Toyota Corolla which was basically a go-kart.
Very fortunate to have had a childhood filled with problem solving and adults willing to teach kids life lessons instead of doing everything for them (even if it meant you got hurt). It was mostly The Sandlot meets Goonies for the boys in my neighborhood. Lots of great times and lots of learning it "the hard way."
Love this one. The story of your son walking to the store brought back nostalgic feelings for growing up in the 90s in a small town in Florida. I want these same experiences for my kids.
Thanks man! Yeah, those times were the best, and I hope my kids can experience just a little bit of that even though I know it'll never be the same.
Ted Gioia really is everyone’s favorite substacker’s favorite substacker. His ‘sletter’s been great since day one.
It feels ironic that “empathy” has been such a buzzword for the past decade, given the apparent loss of appreciation for independence and resourcefulness. If you don’t figure out how to solve your own problems, they often become someone else's. Learning how to scratch your own itches makes you less of a drain on your friends, family, colleagues, etc.
But I write that as one who relies on YouTube to learn how to do most fixit jobs around the house, so it’s not like I’m any kind of MacGyver. Hoping to instill these lessons in my kids, as you are 💯
His stuff is so great, I can't get enough. I also think a lot of the anxiety/stress/depression stems from the fact that independency is so foreign now, so when kids get into the real world, it's just overwhelming and they have no idea how to approach and overcome actual problems. Of course they're going to have anxiety and depression if the world seems like an unsolvable puzzle! Also, yes, YouTube is a lifesaver, it's amazing to me that people do tutorials for free, saving me thousands of dollars in the process. They're the real heroes.