School Science Fair
It turns out that the time we built a makeshift dam using plastic spoons and popsicle sticks led us to this day. My son’s science project was selected as one of the “best,” which meant he would have to give a presentation in front of a group of people. I was more nervous than he was; I admire how calm he was, and I like that. Maybe he forgot a few words in the moment, but overall he did very well.
I had never been to a science fair before, and it was pretty interesting to see the other kids' experiments, even though I had imagined it to be quite different—like in the movies, haha—but it was actually very different from that. Let's just say the atmosphere was pretty dull… Even so, I stayed there for quite a while looking at everyone's projects.
Well, despite everything, I’m actually pretty proud of my son. He presented his experiment with my help because, honestly, it was pretty tricky to position the parts correctly to get the dam to work. I got really nervous and anxious at that moment—it was like reliving my own school days, and that’s pretty traumatic, ha ha ha. After my son finished his presentation, he went back to the classroom, and I stayed there for quite a while, until I got tired and went home.
