I’m 5 today! And you know what that means — It means I get to go to school with the bigger blogger kids now! According to development experts, these are the:
10 Key Traits of a Five Year Old
- Displays improved motor skills: hopping on one foot, using the toilet by himself (!), using a knife and fork at mealtimes (my wife almost never has to cut my dinner into little pieces for me anymore!).
- Has less separation anxiety: Mostly. Once I was in the beer section when my wife was buying toilet paper and then all of a sudden I couldn’t find her and I got really scared!
- Has less baby fat: Yes!
- Wants to please and be liked by his friends: Maybe a little too much?
- Able to carry on meaningful conversations: “Do you think I’m as awesome as I do?”
- Agrees to rules most of the time: See #7
- Shows independence: Yes!
- Is able to distinguish fantasy from reality, but still enjoys make-believe: I’m a writer. That means I get to be 5 forever!
- Is learning right from wrong: Working on it.
- Is making lots of new friends: That’s you!!
Like a five year old, my blog has changed and matured (well, sort of), but it isn’t done growing yet. It’s taught me to balance my instinct to entertain with my God-given desire to communicate truth. It’s taught me to edit, stay on-track, edit (and did I mention edit?), impacting my long-form writing technique (screenplays, novels, memoir) and even my conversational skills: Less “Look, a bird!” More “So you were saying…?”
What will the next five years bring? I don’t know, but I hope I’ll be around to find out. And I hope you will too.
Thanks for five great years!
Congratulations, what a fun site, I love the Physics is Fun picture! I love Physics too and work in the field, so love it!
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Thanks, D & L!
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So this is what I have to look forward to. Great post.
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Happy Blogiversary!
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Thanks, Lloyd!
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sorry I’m late to it…A Huge Congratulations. This blog makes a difference.
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Thanks, Sarah. That’s my goal. Blessings.
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