Whenever John’s daughter was sad, he found out to cheer her up he’d put out some paper and crayons.

After about fifteen minutes, his daughter would be all right again. But lately, she has been very clingy. So leaving the paper and crayons on the table didn’t work when she wasn’t happy. “Tell you what,” John said, “If I’m gonna be carrying you now more often, I will give you a shoulder to crayon.”