From the Classroom

Me: "You have a day all to yourself. Write down a to-do list. You can do anything, but you must keep it realistic. No trips to Mars."

Boy: "Okay, I'm going to start with a healthy breakfast because I've been trying to eat healthier. Bacon and pancakes will do."

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Me: "In what ways have you used your imagination to ease your troubles?"

Same boy as above: "When I was little, my mom put blow-up dinosaurs in the yard and I would pretend I was hunting dinosaurs."

Another boy: "Today, I ease my troubles by looking at the truth and thinking of practical ways to overcome it."

Me: "Pipe down, Aristotle."