This morning on the way to school, we stumbled into one of those little family moments that quietly remind you how beautiful growing together can be.
Big brother Araloluwa mentioned how surprised he was that Google was changing its logo system and that many Google products now seemed to have more independent identities.
Then six-year-old Ifeoluwa calmly entered the conversation and said:
“Well… let’s look at the evolution of the Google logo.”
At this point, I became curious.
He continued confidently:
“It started as a small ‘g’, then became a capital ‘G’. It was once white on a purple background and now it’s multicolored on white.”
Now brother and I looked at each other wondering:
“Is this accurate… or is this premium lamba?” 😂
So we searched online.
To our surprise, the boy was actually right. He was referring to Google’s favicon evolution and visual identity changes.
Then came the real debate.
The argument shifted into whether favicons counted as icons in the context brother was speaking about. Suddenly, two generations were passionately debating digital branding theory at 6-something in the morning on the school run.
It became heated. Brother Ara was explaining, I was seconding and young Ife was standing his ground. Ifeoluwa was emotionally invested. I eventually had to close my laptop because we had reached school… but Ife was not emotionally done with the matter 🥲
And honestly, somewhere inside all the laughter and crying was a deeper realization.
Family moments matter.
Moments where children are free to speak.
Free to challenge.
Free to contribute.
Free to be heard.
Sometimes we underestimate Gen Alpha because of their age, forgetting they are growing up inside information streams far wider than what many of us had access to.
These children observe deeply.
They connect ideas quickly.
They absorb patterns naturally.
Things Gen X or even Gen Z may overlook, they sometimes catch effortlessly because they were born into a world of interfaces, symbols, algorithms, YouTube rabbit holes, and endless digital exposure.
But beyond intelligence, what I loved most this morning was the liberty in the conversation.
Nobody was “too small” to contribute.
And perhaps that is one of the healthiest things a family can become:
a place where curiosity is allowed to breathe.
Because sometimes, while driving children to school, you suddenly realize they are also driving you into new ways of seeing the world.
Wondering where mummy is? It’s her work from home day. She is trying to prepare and condition her thinking for the soft-life 😆
