I was a kid once too

I was in the airport today, riding an escalator down to my gate. Coming up on the other side were two boys, probably 8 years old. They had their arms stretched out across the little gap that divided the two escalators.

I heard them saying "high five! Aww man! High five! Aww man!"

Each time someone on my side came even with them they tried to get a high five. They weren't having much luck, but boy were they having a lot of fun trying.

My turn came and I reached out and gave them the biggest high fives, the kind that really pop. They cheered. A few steps behind them their parents laughed and gave me that universal "thanks man" head nod.

Without a second thought I told them "I was a kid once too."

I'm not one anymore, but sometimes I remember how it felt.