As you can imagine, our ride home from the showroom felt far from warm and cozy. As each of us had learned to react to anger in our own way, I'd say the climate in our car went from subzero to TNT about to blow, and if anything kept explosions at bay it was our habitual use of ...
Hey! I just had a great idea!
Let's consider the practicality of this plan:
You guys want the Civic, because you think it's cool.
Dad wants the Civic, because the sticker keeps his wallet in sight
I don't want the Civic because it's size makes me shiver with fright
So, what if an untapped source of cash appears, allowing us to
Check out a car that's a step up?
As the men had shown considerable interest in a particular model in that showroom until the sticker proved beyond the limits of Will's comfort zone ... well—
You can believe me when I say that four pairs of ears were glued to my next words, and after hearing where that money might come from, the spirits of four guys leaped as high as mine, and all five minds landed on the same page :)
THE LINE OF CONTROL
Back at the kitchen table, during our heated-barely-controlled-brainstorming discussion, a spotlight highlighted five points of view until an idea flew out of my mind, which made my spirit shine as bright as a sunbeam streaking across a clear, blue sky, and as this solution targeted everyone's needs, our family meeting/dinner ended on a joyful note, all around.Hey! I just had a great idea!
Let's consider the practicality of this plan:
You guys want the Civic, because you think it's cool.
Dad wants the Civic, because the sticker keeps his wallet in sight
I don't want the Civic because it's size makes me shiver with fright
So, what if an untapped source of cash appears, allowing us to
Check out a car that's a step up?
As the men had shown considerable interest in a particular model in that showroom until the sticker proved beyond the limits of Will's comfort zone ... well—
You can believe me when I say that four pairs of ears were glued to my next words, and after hearing where that money might come from, the spirits of four guys leaped as high as mine, and all five minds landed on the same page :)
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