Me: … so you can choose to be happy. No one can make you happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Just like I can choose to be angry. Right? I can choose that too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Yep. And you can choose what to do with your anger. There’s a lot of energy that comes with anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Well, hmm (thinking out loud) ten percent, ten percent I’d use for physical training. Like running or punching bags. Then thirty percent I’d use to help people, like putting groceries in their cars or cleaning their yard. Then twenty more percent would be for learning things because I’d have a lot of energy still. That’s over half my anger gone. Then twenty more for teaching people how to do things when they are angry. That leaves twenty percent left for me to play games that let my anger out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: That’s a really interesting plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: So…(calculating) that’s 30% used for my own stuff and 70% used to help other people. I think that’s ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: I think that would work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: But I’m just a kid. When I’m a adult I might change my mind. I don’t know everything yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Well it’s perfectly fine to adjust your plans as you get new information. Time for sleep now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Yah and we can play Minecraft in the morning, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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