“Tell the story of learning to ride a bike, swim, or some other physical milestone.”

Why this question

The attempts, the frustration, the breakthrough. Who was there. What they said when they got it.

Capturing it in voice

• ·If a sibling wanders in mid-recording, keep going. The interruption is the memory.
• ·Answer it yourself first, then ask them the same question and keep both. Two voices, one moment.
• ·You don't need quiet. You need now. Record it in the car, on the walk to school, at the foot of the bed.

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