And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

by Fredrik Backman

“I wrote that I wanted to concentrate on being little first.” “That’s a very good answer.” “Isn’t it? I would rather be old than a grown-up. All grown-ups are angry, it’s just children and old people who laugh.” “Did you write that?” “Yes.” “What did your teacher say?” “She said I hadn’t understood the task.” “And what did you say?” “I said she hadn’t understood my answer.” “I love you,”

Our little smart kid 🥺🫶

Mathematics has blessed the boy in that sense, because he’s no longer afraid of the thing almost everyone else is terrified of: infinity. Noah loves space because it never ends. It never dies.

It’s the one thing in his life which won’t ever leave him.

“Don’t be scared, Dad. It’ll keep the bears away.” “What will?” “Me wetting myself in the ambulance. That’ll keep the bears away. There won’t be any bears in that ambulance for years!”

aw he even repeats what his grandfather told him 😭