KIDS DO THE DARNDEST THINGS

It’s amazing what kids can do. Due to my job as a journalist I found myself at the national spelling bee yesterday and I was astounded by the performance of the young spellers. Despite the brilliance of their cuteness on stage, they emit confidence, focus and intelligence but it's with a sense of naivety you cannot wrap your fingers around.

Kids do the darndest things. No doubt about that. Look, the spellers yesterday were tasked with words which some adults cheering in the audience admitted was alien to them. I even tried my hands at a few, and trust me…it was no easy chore. Here are a few of the words from the spelling bee, ergatogyne, icosahedrons, eutaxy, quonk, ichorous and it goes on. Yet these kids metamorphosed into creatures of their wildest imaginations and impressed everybody with the utmost possibility of being able to do anything they can think of in this world.

Kids are indeed the best God given gifts. I am always happy to see those little curious beings inquire more about the world-reading, drawing, painting, asking questions, saying the darndest things.

All of you guys out there, give these kids all they need to become the best they can they can be. xoxo

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