At 16, all my new discoveries were discomforting, as if no one else was ever juvenile. Every day was an incremental transformation from the one before. But that’s not how I remember it.

We often challenge him to be aware of change and embrace life that way. During puberty is that even possible? I don’t recall. There are so many reminders in the form of new sensations screaming for attention. It’s a miracle anyone makes it to adulthood.