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Growing Up Means (3)

Hey little dude,

For some people, growing up means that you end up finding it easier to be cynical.

But call it being "practical".

For some people, growing up means that you go to sleep at a reasonable hour and get some rest.

But you won't dream the same dreams anymore.

However, for another group of people, growing up means something completely different.

Watch this video and follow the advice of Alan Watts.

Because, for you, I sincerely hope that growing up means you get to live the life YOU want to live.

Video Courtesy of Diogo Martins de Souza

Love,

Dad

Hot Potato Peppers

M.O.M. (opening the oven door to check on the roasting red peppers): "Just a few more minutes and they should be done."

Sippy Cups: "What are you making?"

M.O.M.: "Roasted red peppers, Italian sausage and whole wheat pasta."

Sippy Cups: "Hmm. Roasted red peppers: when they're hot, they're cold; when they're cold, they're hot.  That's what happens to hot potatoes.  That doesn't make any sense."

M.O.M. (staring at him in disbelief): "I...I don't even know what to say."

Sippy Cups (smiling): "Yeah.  Me neither."

Cracker Pretzels

Princess Teacup (walking into the kitchen): "Mommy! I want cracker!"

M.O.M. (opens the tin and hands her a cracker): "Here you go my love."

Princess Teacup (cringing away from the offered cracker): "No! No! Noooooo!"

M.O.M. (putting the cracker back inside the time): "Uhm. Ok."

Princess Teacup (pointing): "I want pretzel!"

M.O.M. (handing her a pretzel stick): "Here you go baby."

Princess Teacup 

(taking 15 seconds to slowly close her fingers around the pretzel and then pointing at the cracker tin with the pretzel):

"I want cracker!"

M.O.M. (looking from the tin to Teacup): "Wait...what?  You want a cracker?"

Princess Teacup (running away): "Haha!"

Me (silently nodding in approval)