My daughter is four now, but I was always blown away even at age two by just how present and human she already was. Her English was spotty, sure… But the kid was clever, hilarious, empathetic, supportive, and she knew how to meme. She’s infinitely better at these things now, but it was there. It was beyond what I had imagined a kid that young could be. Before having your own you’re typically pretty limited in exposure to them, and in passing it’s easy to just perceive other people’s kids as dumb. But you spend enough time with one of them and you realize that’s a fucking person in there.