So, my daughter has a book called "Coke or Pepsi" it's an entire book of quizzes... basically things like Would you rather be stuck in a traffic jam or listen to 3 hours of your parents music,do you like stinky cheese, etc. One of the questions I found very interesting...
Would you rather spend the rest of your life as a mime or a puppeteer?
For me, this isn't difficult. I love to talk. Since not talking is a pretty important job requirement I would not be a very good mime..The whole charades bit 24/7 would not be very good to my mental stability. But, I got to thinking.... what would life be like as a puppeteer?
Of course, the whole walking around with marionette strings tied to your fingers all the time would be very aggravating. So, let's say you could be a "mind puppeteer". Does this mean you are the mastermind behind all of the actions around you, having control over people as if they are puppets on a string? If so, this would be a fantastical super power to have.
A real life Michael Corleone, only you can't use your powers for evil. Imagine all the sticky situations you could get yourself out of. And, you'd never have to do housework again because with the mere power of suggestion the kids/spouse would gladly do it!
All kidding aside, isn't that already part of the job description of a parent? You already are a puppeteer in some form. You have to pull the strings to try to make your kids make the right decisions. Sometimes it's not so fun guiding them through homework, using your mind powers to try to force them to do the right thing - sometimes we fail at this, but it makes both us and our "puppets" stronger. We are all already puppeteers in some form, but we have to take the good shows with the bad.
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