How to love your ten year old son.
Often you tell me you love me and I don't seem to care.
It is not true.
It is just not acceptable input.
Do you want to show affection?
Bring me a paperclip that you twisted up into something original.
Give it to me.
Say: "I thought you might like this."
Smile.
Walk away.
Don't touch my shoulder as you go... I know you want to.
But watch as I invent 5,000 new things with that very paperclip.
Tomorrow we need to go buy more paperclips.
Next week you will hate paperclips.
But I will know that you love me.
Often you tell me you love me and I don't seem to care.
It is not true.
It is just not acceptable input.
Do you want to show affection?
Bring me a paperclip that you twisted up into something original.
Give it to me.
Say: "I thought you might like this."
Smile.
Walk away.
Don't touch my shoulder as you go... I know you want to.
But watch as I invent 5,000 new things with that very paperclip.
Tomorrow we need to go buy more paperclips.
Next week you will hate paperclips.
But I will know that you love me.
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