A younger, more stuffier version of me would have bristled at the thought of a child coating paint on perfectly good toys.

A more experienced, more introspective me sees the value in fine motor skills, self-expression and sense of accomplishment the lad is developing here.

Thank goodness his momma didn’t pick up ALL of her parenting examples from me when she was a youngun

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