Chris Arnade’s preface to his latest post, Walking Fuji:

I am going to torture you by over using the word experience because that’s what my father did to us on these trips. Whenever we were in the middle of something arduous, dangerous, or especially weird— which happened a lot on these trips— and expressed any annoyance, fear, or confusion, he’d gleefully remind us, “It’s an experience!”

My wife and I are his parents in this regards! Not sure if I should hope — or worry — that our own kids may end up like him.