At a playgroup today, I presented my son with a play tunnel to pass through, putting it down on the floor in front of him; he's never been exposed to those before, and he sat at one end of it while, like an idiot, I smiled and waved at him from the other end. He smiled back, but remained firmly seated, while three other babies smaller than him eagerly tromped right past him and through the tunnel. This did not inspire confidence on his part. However, he kept smiling at me and I could tell he was contemplating the idea of venturing forth into this unexplored territory.
What was remarkable for me was to see the look of joy on his face, the joy of the unknown. Again, without even trying, he completely captured the spirit of what I've hoped to achieve here.
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