on shaky grounds

grounds of excitement, ground to perfection

I was so excited. I was overjoyed in fact.

When I first saw it happening, I nearly tripped.

My tongue almost fell out of my mouth. My eyes were wide - saucers, full moons, pizzas, you name it, they were big. They almost resembled the middle rings of the Michelin man - only I’m imagining the middle rings there containing his internal organs. There were no internal organs in my eyes

(internal organs would be gross this early in the day wha?)

For an instant, I thought my daughter had done something amazing. I believed she was on the verge of a wonderful discovery. I imagined her life was about to change forever and I was there to see it.

I was just so proud of her. excited, thrilled, just ready to give her a hug and welcome her to the club.

Things like this - having this knowledge, experience, this power - they are too important for children not to learn about. This experience is just so essential that every parent looks forward to this day. Who wouldn’t want their children not to have this