WEE WISDOM
July 8, 2000
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It's more fun to color outside the lines. If you're gonna draw on the wall, do it behind the couch. Ask why until you understand. HANG ON TIGHT! Even if you've been fishing for three hours and haven't gotten anything except poison ivy and a sunburn, you're still better off than the worm. Make up the rules as you go along. It doesn't matter who started it. Ask for sprinkles. If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog. Save a place in line for your friends. Sometimes you have to take the test before you've finished studying. If you want a kitten, start out asking for a pony. Just keep banging until someone opens the door. Making your bed is a waste of time. There is no good reason why clothes have to match. Even Popeye didn't eat his spinach until he absolutely had to. You work so hard pedaling up the hill that you hate to brake on the way down. You can't ask to start over just because you're losing the game.
Never argue with a child's logic! A four year old boy had still not given up the habit of sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything from bribery to reasoning to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit. Finally she tried threats, warning her son that, "If you don't stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon." Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a very pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four-year-old stared intensely, considering her gravely for a minute. Then he took a few brisk steps towards her, pointed sternly at her belly, and said, "Ooooo... I know what *you've* been doing!"
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