On Impermanence

My 10-year old recently picked out a cool new pair of running shoes.  Funky bright yellow and very him.  Breaking them in though, he realized they were challenging to get on, and likely wouldn’t fit him for that long.  Sigh.  He was depressed at the thought that he would likely outgrow these shoes faster than he would do them in.  A minor reckoning ensued around growing and losing, and it took me a moment to appreciate that my feet don’t change size anymore.  It was a little reminder that though things are always changing, with kids – though it never feels like it when you need it to – they’re changing fast.