What gift would you give a 14-year-old?

Me and my boys in the Alps, August 2018 (they were 14, 20 and 24 at the time).
For years my gifts to them have been time and experiences together, though the 14 year old wasn’t too sure about the height of the chairlift ;)

Inspired yesterday by my friend Ben Brabyn (see or listen to the podcast of his guest appearance on WhatComesNextLive here), this tweet really got me thinking, so will story-tell and share a little, and while you read, please consider your answer to this question.

My first thought was around being a father to my three sons. In retrospect, I was so focussed for the first 15 or so years of parenthood on work and building for the family, that I was not as present as I could have been (literally as well as in terms of being fully present when home), such that when I woke up to that, I changed my work practices then, ultimately, my career so as to have more time with them.

So, my initial answer to Ben was to repeat an old parable:

SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

DAD: “Why do you ask?”

SON: “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”

DAD: “If you must know, I make £100 an hour.” SON: “Oh!” (With his head down).

SON: “Daddy, may I…