Almost spilled the beans (so to speak) to my co-worker. Here is the IM chat I had:
b: i am really impatient with stuff like this [frustrating software bug]. This is the universe giving me a lesson in patience
coworker: You can have my kids for a week
b: lol are they lessons in patience?
coworker: big time
b: were you (or your wife) impatient before? are you still impatient?
coworker: I am a zen master now
coworker: I was totally impatient
b: sweet! really? a zen crash course…
[pregnant pause, so to speak, as i force myself not to say "I guess I will find out soon enough!" - instead opting for...]
b: cool. that makes parenthood seem sort of good
coworker: depends how you look at it
b: true. like everything else.
*phew* That was tempting.
