Short observations from shared life with a little human.

THE NEON PART

A part of the toy was missing.

I said I needed to find the red part.

He noticed a neon green piece from the toy and said, “there it is.”

It was not the red part.

It was still a part.

He knows red. He has shown that in other moments.

But this moment was not only about color accuracy.

The search had a function.

A missing piece needed to be found.

He understood that a loose piece from the toy belonged to the search.

The match was not exact.

The participation was real.