Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Conversation With the Boys: Optimism Edition

[Dad tells the kids a story about people finding happy moments in bad circumstances, and describes people having rubber duck races in the middle of flooding in China]

Dad: So, sometimes, you have to sort of see the rubber ducky in the situation.

A: But sometimes, the rubber ducky is tied up. And, like, you have to work really hard to get to it, and then work really hard because it's tied up.

Me: Do you sometimes find it hard to get happy about something?

A: Yes, but I can work hard to unleash the ducky!!

["Unleash the ducky" has become a new synonym for "look on the bright side" in our house]

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