I never understood why "dads" feel such fulfillment in having children, until about an hour ago. (No sh-t!)
My wife brought home the needs-adult-assembly tricycle from hell.
I've been working on the thing for an hour, and have finally advanced to about frame 4 of 14 frames of assembly instructions.
The real challenges aren't explained in the instructions....
So, why do "dads" feel creatively fulfilled? Because putting together a child's toy can be a serious challenge in "discovery learning" (i.e., discovering whats somebody else already knows but won't tell you and won't even tell you they know so that you can resent them for their stonewalling).
This is amazing. With toys that almost need an Edison to put together, "dads" can easily fail to see that they aren't really creating, inventing or discovering anything, but just being free outsourced labor for the toy company. (But we know that the only way to prove you love someone is to make a useless sacrifice for them, see the famous O'Henry story "The Gift of the Magi", e.g.)
The company's name is Radio Flyer, and I hereby nominate them for a User Interface (UI) big-time botch award!
Who has time to watch Superbowls?
\brad mccormick
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Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
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