Dads, I had a humbling moment with my boy today.
I showed him a product online and he said he would buy it for me but they "only make it in the summer". An adorable detail that my four year old made up.
I immediately went into a rant saying things like "where'd you get that from?" "Who told you that?" etc. All for a laugh, we had fun with it.
But it was when he chose to do an impression of me and I saw his hands that I realized culture isn't handed down like gifts at Christmas. No. Culture is observed and shared like behavior.
How do I know this? Well during his impression he did the same hand gestures as me.
Among other things I'm a NY Italian. So what did I see at the end of my son's wrists?
..."🤌🤌🤌"