“I suck” is a horrible thing to say.

One of my favorite parts of each day is driving Wes to school. The brief conversations we have (school is only a mile away!) always change me. This morning:

• Wes: “‘I suck’ is a horrible thing to say. Because if you say ‘I suck,’ you can’t bounce it.”
• Me: “What do you mean, ‘bounce it’?”
• Wes: “Well, if someone says, “You suck”, you can bounce it off. But if you say “I suck,” you can’t bounce it off. Then it becomes a swirling bottomless pit.”