An actual conversation in my car yesterday:
Mom, I know how to ride a bicycle down a staircase.
Really? How'd you learn to do that?
By doing really stupid, not smart, dangerous things.
pause
That's how I learn most of my stuff, actually.
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Sarah-Jayne was right! This truly is a time of creativity and learning! Here's hoping he lives long enough to benefit from all that creativity and learning.
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Guess what? As soon as I saw the title of your post, my first thought was "Stupidly?"
Bingo!
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