Anne Lamott

Being on a book tour is like being on the seesaw when you're a little kid. The excitement is in having someone to play with, and in rising up in the air, but then you're at the mercy of those holding you down, and if it's your older brother, or Paul Wolfowitz, they leap up, so that you crash down and get hurt.

American Author

Diane Ackerman

Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.

American Poet

Seesaw is commonly found in playgrounds and is associated with joyful childhood activities.

Playground Context

A seesaw is a symbol of balance, often requiring two people to cooperate for a smooth ride.

Balance Concept

Using a seesaw is a group activity, enhancing communication and coordination skills.

Group Activity

Seesaw as a verb suggests instability or lack of control, like on a rough sea or shaky platform.

Unsteady Movement

Seesaw can be used metaphorically to describe emotional or situational volatility, like mood swings.

Emotional Imagery

Seesaw describes situations where decisions or opinions keep changing back and forth.

Indecisiveness

Use seesaw to indicate something that changes repeatedly over time, not just once.

Change Over Time

Seesaw can apply to abstract concepts, like feelings or financial markets, not just physical movement.

Intangible Concepts

 they came it was wonderful for me when my uncle came to get me and well being here in the circus it's my life now it may be that yes lillian started off doing hula hoop acts but as she grew older and spent more time in the circus she started learning acrobatics stunts like jumping off a huge seesaw that

A Traveling Circus and...

 but chances are you've seen it in your everyday life. One of the best examples is something you might recognize from a childhood a teeter-totter, or seesaw. Let's say you and a friend decide to hop on. If you both weigh about the same,

The mighty mathematics...

 And I made for them a chart that you can see, that said, compare the US and China to kids on opposite ends of a seesaw on a playground, each represented by the size of their economy.