I believe I am clear about my values, someone who has pulled out and examined issues and my position on them. However, having an old-soul-near-teen has altered that perception of myself.

Of course, there are the run of the mill everyday opportunities to articulate your values:

• why it is important to be on time
• how we choose to spend or save money
• why we live into commitments we make

Add a provincial election:

• What does each party stand for?
• Do you vote for the party or the local representative?

And of course, the events in the US:

• What women’s rights are at stake?
• How do you discern fact from fiction in politics?
• How does a political agenda and technology shape the narrative and what you see in your news feed?

Having these deep and meaningful conversations with the Toad are really special moments – ones which shape us both.