I still measure success in life by what the alternative might have been. Like in Sliding Doors or Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (if you’re Gen Zed).

My brother, who you met the other day, is coming to stay for the weekend. (non-defining)

Distracting, diverting, trivialising, story telling, one-upping and ‘me-too’-isms make light of children’s problems and imply that if something is too hard, we should avoid it.

We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.