I told him I like to know how to use my new tools BEFORE something explodes. He asked what could possibly go wrong. I'm not sure how to explain that his existence is proof of my poor planning skills.
Ha, the 'what could go wrong' question hits different when you've already learned the hard way a few times. I've got three kids and I've stopped trying to explain physics and just say 'trust me, read the instructions.'
I'm with you on this one. Reading the instructions first is just being smart, not boring. Kids will figure that out when they're older and actually working with tools themselves.
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Ha. I get it though. You want to know what you're doing before you start building something. Better than winging it and having a disaster on your hands. Plus instructions aren't that bad if you actually take the time to read them.
Your kid asking what could possibly explode is the real question here. That's the concern. But yeah the reading instructions thing is smart. Nothing worse than halfway through a project realizing you did it backwards.