Sometimes we miss seemingly mundane opportunities to learn.
When my younger son’s bike tire blew out, I took him to the shop to ask for the right parts and guided him through the repair.
Once we were done with replacing the tire and tube, I was inflating the other when I got distracted and blew it too.
We got to practice our new skill and the second repair went quickly.
It was the kind of father-son Saturday activity that happens millions of times every weekend. We don’t always see these moments as special, but it is important to remember that they are.