Today Abby dropped some ice cream in our minivan. The ice cream got all over a very expensive coat that I had left in the car that used to belong to my dad.
I didn't care.
I didn't care because I knew that I could wash it when I got home and it would be fine. It started me thinking about how much I've changed since having kids. When something happens, a series of questions runs through my head:
Is it permanent?
Did somebody die or sustain serious injury?
Can it be washed, mended, glued back together, or otherwise restored?
Can I fix it at all?
If the answer is no, no, yes, and yes, then I don't worry about it. It reminds me of this Buddhist quote, to paraphrase:
"Can you do something about it? If no, don't worry. If yes, don't worry."
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