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My son bet his grandma $5 of his own allowance that I could carve a spoon better than anything she's ever bought, and now I'm the one who has to make it happen. We were at her house for Sunday dinner, and she was stirring her soup with this old wooden spoon from the store, and she said they just don't make things like they used to. My son looked up and said, "My dad does?" Grandma laughed and said, "Oh really?" Then he can make me one that lasts longer than this one, and my son stuck his hand out and said, "Five dollars." Then they both looked at me. On the drive home, my wife said, "You know you just let a seven-year-old bet his allowance on you, right?" When I went out to the garage that night, she followed me and said, "And while you're at it, maybe stop telling people you're getting to 50,000 followers, because that's starting to sound like a bet you can't win either." Honestly, that one hurt a little, because I don't know if I'll ever get there. But every time I post, I see people coming back, and every new follow makes that number feel a little more real. If you're watching this and haven't followed yet, I'd love to have you along for it. I carved the spoon out of hard maple, thick through the neck so it'll never snap in a heavy pot, and oiled it three times. The next Sunday, my son handed it to his grandma himself. She stirred the soup, turned the spoon over in her hand for a long time, and then quietly reached into her purse, and gave him five dollars.