I had a very important conversation with Quinn this morning. I told her a secret that most adults don't even know. I told her everything that she says is or will be true. This came about, because yesterday that she said that "she wasn't good talking to people". I told her that because she said it, it is true. I told her that it didn't have to be, but she has to say it. I told her that she is a good helper and a good problem solver, only because she has declared that herself. If she wan't to not be good at talking to people, it was okay, but if she didn't like that quality, then all she has to do is declare it differently, and it will happen.
She was listening intently and asked several questions. I think that she got it.
One of the questions that she asked went like this.
"My friend is always mean to me".
I said, "yes, by you saying that, it is a true statement. You won't be able to see any of the times that he is nice to you, or even not mean to you. If there is a rare case that you do discover that he is nice to you, you will think that something is wrong or unusal, as you have declared the truth that he is always mean."
Quinn then revised her statement to be "he is usually mean to me, but sometimes he is not"
By Jove, I think she's got it!
P.S. She hasn't yet declared that she is good at talking to people.
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