It dawned on me that teaching my niece to fix her bike was about more than gears

Finley Webb · 2026-03-02T22:35:54.847585+00:00

I saw that helping her through the tough parts mirrored how we support each other in life.

Wait, you got a kid to actually pay attention long enough to learn about derailleur adjustment? My nephew is twelve and still tries to pedal backward to brake. The idea that aligning a jockey wheel is like navigating some big life problem is wild to me. Life doesn't have a tension screw you can just turn. Real support is messy, not a clean click into the right gear.

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verasingh7mo ago

Honestly, real support is just staying in the mess with them.

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the_keith7mo ago

Tbh, my dad tried teaching me carpentry, same vibe.

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