Who makes it cooler?

I had a young adult who had somehow become like a son to me. His mom, more or less ran stuff concerning him by me because she thought I was like a second mum to him. One day, something he had done that seemed to be off of his usual ways pushed me to have a talk with his mum about it. I told her how I had tried to fix it by talking to him but I had hit a brick wall. She told me she was shocked to hear me complain about something like that because it seemed like my words seemed cooler than hers, even though they were the same.

I understood what she meant immediately.  Growing up, I had my mum give me all the best advice, but there was definitely always someone who said the same things that made it so much cooler and different like my teachers, reverend sisters at the convent where I went to school and some aunties.

I realised that everyone has someone who makes things seem cooler.

Cooler in this context is the ability to make something more interesting and fun.

A few months ago I said something to my husband, I was so excited to reveal what I had learnt and he asked; “you didn’t know this?’. His words were like a voice of reason, I realised I had heard those words before and I actually knew these things, but it seemed like I had just heard them for the first time. I realised it was a “who makes it cooler” situation.  I have people who say old stuff to me and I go all “oh wow”. They have a way of making it seem better. Don’t ask me how? I am still trying to figure it out.

I am only glad that I found out that I was this kind of person to a few people, this has made me more careful and intentional about life and its decisions, people seem to be looking up to you, whether you know it or not.

I have people who make things seem cooler and I try to listen to them a lot for growth.

Who makes things cooler for you? Do you make things cooler for someone?