“That if he pushes long enough and hard enough and doesn’t quit, there’s a yes at the end of the cookie trail,” I replied. “Exactly! Now I’m not saying that adults should act like spoiled brats to get what they want, but there is an important lesson to be learned here. Somewhere along the line that natural sense of tenacity we had as children got drummed out of us. Billy knows not to take the rejection personally, but as adults we forget that. That’s what Harold helped me remember.
