I was reading this piece about how one dad found parenting inspiration in a character from a kids’ cartoon and I was knocked flat by the simple beauty of these words:

He loves his children. And more than that … he loves to live in the worlds they create.

Bryan Walsh for Vox

In raising my sister and me, my parents chose to take our curiosity seriously. They welcomed our questions and encouraged deliberation, even though I’m sure it was annoying at times and downright cumbersome at others. Yet they never dismissed questions like “why is the sky blue” or “how many bricks are in that wall?” They took the time to engage with us as we were learning how to think about the world. I’ve only just started to understand in the last few years how rare and special that was.