A Father and Son Conversation

Aatir Abdul Rauf

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Aatir Abdul Rauf

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Aug 7, 2022

A Father and Son Conversation

Son: I have a phrase in my mind. Can you guess it?

Me: (in an effort to humor him) Suits and boots.

Son: So close!

Me: (genuinely surprised) Boots and suits?

Son: So close!

Me: (getting competitive) Suits with boots?

Son: (shakes head) Sooo close!

Me: (flabbergasted) Boots with Suits.

Son: So close!!

Me: (annoyed) OK. I give up.

Son: The phrase, Baba, was "so close".

* takes one way trip to facepalm island *

Sometimes, our personal biases prevent us from recognizing answers lying in front of us.

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