Let's take a break from embracing the suck that is writing about politics and culture in 2024. Especially when it comes to many of the silly things we obsess over and beef with others about on X-Twitter, a lot of y'all need to go touch grass. By "y'all" that includes me too.

My sister had shared this video (apologies, I'm not sure who made it). A combination of us losing our mom recently and the kid looking like my nephew riding his scooter was a Shatter Machine right to the feels.

A little boy riding his scooter in the rain. While Jordan Peterson provides narration on the importance of appreciating the time when they're little kids.

"You have little kids for four years. And if you miss it, it's DONE. That's it. So, you've got to know that. Lots of things in life you don't get to do more than once. Obviously, you can have more than one child. All I'm saying is that period between zero and four, zero and five, there's something about it that's really...it's like a peek experience in life. And it isn't much of your life. It's not that long. Four years go by so fast you can't believe it. And if you miss it, it's GONE!"

If you are not a blubbering mess yet, check out the rain booties.

What Jordan Peterson talks about is immensely important. Having my own kids wasn't in the cards for me, but my sister lives three blocks away. I first started working from home when the oldest (when she was barely three) decided she didn't quite feel like going to daycare anymore. It became me and my mom (who had just retired), and that time from zero to five for all of them is a time I couldn't imagine never happening.

Anytime you've reached your limit on content about the wheels coming off the planet -- where everything sucks, everything's terrible, and "oh my God, someone do something" -- your kid just wants to go outside with you and watch them ride their scooter. We're only given so many days like that (so many days taking them to the playground too). Don't ever waste them.

Though a warning to anyone attempting to relive the cuteness of this video. I was with the nephew (5) once on the way to dinner. After having him keep telling us to turn up the volume in the car and dabbing to Reel Big Fish (of course, I obliged), I noticed a puddle in the parking lot. I jumped in it. He jumped in it with glee. But a short time later:

"Uncle Brodigan, why did you make me do that? My pants are wet now."

My bad for forgetting the rain booties.

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