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)