Me: I am so
lucky.
One
grandkid immediately says the right thing: Why is that?
Me: I’m
going to the sushi train for dinner tonight. I’m going to eat some fantastic
food.
Gertrude:
So am I. I am also going to the sushi train.
Me: You are
lucky. Like me.
Gertrude:
But you are luckier than me.
Me: Why is
that?
Gertrude:
You get to talk to me.
Me: You are
right. I get to talk to you and you are stuck listening to a retired old fart.
You are luckier.
In the
restaurant I talk to Gertrude:
Me: Do you
like being Gertrude?
Gertrude:
No.
Me: Why
not?
Gertrude:
You pushed me away from the fire.
Me: Yes. I
am proud of that. I would do that again.
Gertrude:
You pushed me.
Me: I don’t
want you to get burnt.
This topic
needs to vanish. I must raise another topic.
Me: Tell me what you did today.
Gertrude:
Nothing.
Me: What
did you do before doing nothing?
Gertrude:
Nothing.
Me: And
after. What did you do after doing nothing?
Gertrude:
Nothing.
Me: You are
right. Nothing all day. You are an expert at doing nothing. You must have been
practicing.
I have a
super power. The ability to read grandkids minds. Bruce dreams of eating
another piece of sushi.
Me: Go for it. Have some sushi.
Bruce says:
I can’t.
Me: You
can. If you feel like it then eat it.
Bruce: I am
saving space for an ice cream.
Me: I
always manage to have room for dessert. Even when I eat too much.
Bruce: I am
not eating too much. I am saving space for an ice cream.
My super
power has let me down. It didn’t tell me the full story.
It has
resulted in me behaving worse than my grandkids.
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