I saw a post elsewhere that was just a picture of giant construction machines and I was like HELL YEAH and it reminded me of this story:
A couple of years ago I heard that a nearby city’s public works department was having a BIG WHEELS EXPO where they were going to have all the giant trucks and machines out and people to talk to you about them and I was like, amazing, sounds fun, can’t wait!
So, I make plans to go with my husband. I’m a 40-ish year old lady type. Somehow I was surprised that this was literally an event for children. I became wildly embarrassed and even though my husband was really trying to encourage me to have a good time I was like, nah let’s GTFO.
Anyways, I’ve since leaned in to the joy I feel from GIANT MACHINES AND STRUCTURES (it’s important to capitalize that lol). In hindsight, things like this should have probably been a pretty big sign that my brain worked different and I wish I had figured that our through my joy and not burnout.
I have kids and one of my favorite things is renewing my love for “kid” things. We went to a monster truck event and I had never been, and I was roaring and cheering. And I remember watching discovery documentaries about mining equipment that was the size of large buildings.
Amazing! I don’t understand why these things are considered kid things. I’m not saying kids shouldn’t enjoy them, but why are we expected to stop? Weird stuff for sure.