This takes me back a bit to the days when my step-son was much older than them, but a young adult we were hoping to engage in an employment experience outside the family. He spent a lot of time outside the house looking for a job, and I am sure I alluded to the quickly passed over message of Mrs. Sow in "The Three Little Pigs": "It's time you seek your fortune." If you read this book enough times to a young person, they will subliminally absorb the message to identify with the brick and mortar pig as a means of avoiding the proverbial wolf at the door. I also thought that with a young person that if they stumbled along in the dark long enough, they would eventually land a job. As some time was going by, and no job was appearing on the horizon, I began to investigate. While I had prepared myself for all sorts of self-identifications that might arise in relation to the Puberty Book, I was unprepared for issues arising from "The Three Little Pigs."
"Mom, I've been trying to find a way to tell you and Dad that I am a Wolf; I am not a pig. Better odds of eating as the wolf. Two out of three pigs end up as wolf chow. Not to worry about the pot of boiling water. I've worked that out, too. Just grab Dad's bankroll and snag my carnitas from the local taquerias."
" You're a WHAT?!" Okay, you're a wolf, and if you're not going to hunt, you need to find a way to generate some money of your own." (Parental Conference in the works.)
Parental Conference
Old Business: Report on Son's job search
New Business: Findings on Son's Job Search
Petition to change name to Wolf
Cost/Benefit Analysis of bankrolling his burritos
Prospect of his employment
It's not my fault I read him "The Three Little Pigs."
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