Yesterday Yusuf had a milestone. One of those where he probably didn't give it a second thought and thinks what's the big deal and this is boring. He opened his first bank account and got a debit card. I got to go with him. Chase made us go to the bank with an appointment and everything. We had to both be there. At first, I thought this whole thing was annoying. I thought "why can't I just do this online?". We were at the bank for an HOUR! What?!
This wasn't very exciting and Yusuf I'm sure thought it was boring at times as the person helping us patiently took our information and walked us through the online portal. It was boring, but it had some cool moments. Yusuf got some checks. He turned to me and asked "Abba, how do these work?". He asked questions like, "what if I try to spend more money than I have?" and "what's a savings account?". He had to sign a bunch of electronic disclosures. Stupid things I've agreed to a thousand times before. It was his first. He turned to me and asked, "Abba, is it ok to click next?".
On the whole, it was kind of boring, but there were moments that starkly reminded me this was momentous.
Taher, be there. Sometimes he still needs you to tell him it's ok.
