10/06/2026
Not everyone teaches kids how to think about life.
Every morning on the way to school my daughter and I read a quote together in the car.
She's seven.
Some mornings she gets it immediately and says something I can’t believe.
Some mornings she asks me questions I don't have a clear answer to.
Those are my favorite mornings.
It started as something small, just a few minutes in the car before the day took over, and somewhere along the way it became the most important part of my morning too.
Because trying to explain how to think about life to a seven year old forces you to actually know what you believe.
You can't be vague with a kid.
You have to mean it and you have to be able to say it simply.
That's made me sharper in every room I walk into.
She thinks we're doing it for her.
We're both getting something out of it.
What did you wish someone had told you before you figured it out yourself?