Something extraordinary just happened: my 5-year-old recognizes the #Fediverse symbol and just asked me about the bag with its logo on it.

Hearing her say โ€œfediversoโ€ (we speak Italian with each other) wasโ€ฆ an indescribable feeling. Pure joy and pride.

Special thanks to @samvie who gave me the @berlinfediday bag with the colorful Fediverse symbol as a present a while back ๐Ÿ’–

It was a pretty comical exchange actually.

Me: โ€œwhat did you just say?โ€

5-year-old: โ€œfediversoโ€

Me (freaking out): โ€œwhaaaat? You recognize the Fediverse symbol?โ€

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#FediLove #parenting

@_elena you're an influencer! ๐Ÿ˜€
@caffetino being an influencer to my daughter would be the coolest thing (I suspect it only works now because sheโ€™s 5) ๐Ÿ˜‚
@_elena I think it only works until the teenage years, then all bets are off (I'm seeing my influence wane)
@caffetino ๐Ÿ˜ญenjoying every second till the teenage years and hoping for the best ๐Ÿฅฒ
@_elena That feels like the moment I noticed my kids โ€œpayingโ€ for stuff by holding their wrists against the machine ๐Ÿ˜‚
@brunoscheele haha I never pay with my Apple Watch but my little one when she plays uses her open hand as a phone to pay for stuff and says โ€œbeepโ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚

@_elena

I guess that if there is one child in the world who could recognize the Fediverse symbol, I would guess that it would be yours.

@MichelPatrice haha true that ๐Ÿ˜†โค๏ธ

@_elena I'm crocheting sets of 5 juggling balls in the Fediverse logo colors to then try and advertise the Fediverse and juggling to kids and youth.
 has very child-friendly colors.

(I'll do  juggling balls too ofcourse)

@_elena

๐Ÿฅฐ love it!

@berlinfediday merch doing its magic. Special thanks belongs to @elektropunk ๐Ÿ‘ who took care of the #Fediday logo and our #fediverse merch. The bag is a very limited edition โœจ

@samvie @_elena @berlinfediday

That is cute!

Well, I guess there will be a new edition in september!

@_elena @samvie @berlinfediday my 15yo was bemoaning the state of TikTok since the Ellison buyout. I am trying to steer him toward the Fediverse! Merch and laptop stickers might be a subtle way to go

@_elena

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@samvie @berlinfediday

@_elena so cute! And I know the image is not accurate, but your message gave me the same vibes of this picโ€ฆ Thank you for raising awesome little fedizens! ๐Ÿ’™

@_elena

Congratulations!
Engaging the kids in digital sovereignty these days is a real challenge. So the key is to start really early, right?

As a Spanish speaker, it's nice to see more people aware of the "fediverso" ๐Ÿ˜‰

@_elena @samvie @berlinfediday Haha! You're an inspiration!

I should try to find some Fediverse patches to put on clothing and bags!