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He is fascinated by how things work - how they are engineered. I think he can write the textbook on 're-engineering!' And he always has a better way of doing things. If I start to make a cake, he is quick to show me the error of my ways. I used to think I could out-talk him when these lessons on 'how to do's' but seriously, I just let him take over. And I laugh! It is just amazingly hilarious to let his view of the world take over the day.
And his prowess with all things computer is stunning. HE shows me which remote we need and how to manipulate it when we watch Netflicks, a DVD, and plain old TV. At age 3 he had mastered my iPad which I thought was really brilliant until I realized that:
- When he visited I could no longer use my own iPad;
- He figured out how to change my settings;
- He upgraded his own apps bought on My iTunes account; and
- When he was so sure he could figure out my password that he tried and tried and tried and locked me out of my very own iPad.
Now he is 6 and his assurance with all things technical is firm. I was telling him that Lester was going to leave him his (Lester's) MIT ring when he (Lester) died. It's this awkward chunk of bronze or dirty gold with a beaver on it. Engineers have no sense of aesthetics. But the MIT guys sure do love their beaver rings.
Anyway, Fletcher looked perplexed and asked me what that meant. So I explained that Lester was a graduate of MIT and the ring was the school ring. So what is MIT - something on TV or maybe a new DVD? No. I said it is one of the best engineering schools in the country. Fletcher just looked at me, no longer amazed that I could be so stupid about him. He said, quite matter-of-factly, "Well, I'm going to the best school." End of the discussion.
