Background: A couple of friends recommended the How to Talk to Your Kids series when my children were young and I read one of the books when my son was about 12. I blogged about it on a different blog. So a couple of days ago I was talking to my son about an opportunity he was not interested in pursuing.

Me: Well, it would be good for college you know.

Andrew: What makes you think that?

Me: I read it in a book.

Andrew: Which one? The How to Talk to Colleges so They Will Listen and How to Listen so Colleges Will Talk book?