This might do the trick

Stay strong Otto, it’s going to be a little tough for the next while

It’s important to be a little cautious when you’re new and small

it certainly felt like a meaningful stroll, that's for sure.

I was just thinking this! I flew IAD - LHR on United last year, I definitely had walked the kinks out by the time I got on the Elizabeth line. And that was a good thing, to be clear.

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"really genuinely you should pay someone to do this, we'll both be a lot happier in the long run"

Wouldn't you know it, she immediately cracked reading from this 19th century book. Fair enough, except she then took it to school AND TOLD HER TEACHER THAT SHE WAS TEACHING THEM WRONG AND SHOULD TRY THAT BOOK. I was genuinely impressed at how well the teacher took that b/c I would have lost my mind

older daughter more or less taught herself to read. Younger one was not gelling w/ any of the various approaches in kindergarten. I was in St Louis for work & got her a "Laura Engals Wilder" primer for reading at the Gateway Arch Store b/c we listened to a LOT of Little House stories on road trips

well obviously you won one another

at the towering height of 5-7 I am the tallest in the house, but my value proposition isn't reaching stuff (obviously duh), it's carrying things, since I have the wingspan of someone who's 5-11 or so

me: should I avoid making tacky jokes with Core in case it's weird?

Also me: YEAH BABY I'M SWISS I KNOW ALL ABOUT HANDLING THAT ALPENHORN, AVALANCHE TIME BABY