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My work life and home life collided yesterday when my son complained that his toy Hess helicopter wasn’t working as it was supposed to. “My helicopter won’t fly anymore!” It never flew. The blades spun. It lit up. It made lots noise. But it never flew. In his world, it did though. And now it did not. The batteries were dead. Naturally, they died while we were in the car. Away from fresh batteries. I suggested maybe we should take it to the helicopter doctor. In hindsight… this wasn’t the best approach. Although I liked the sound of helicopter doctor and it sounded pretty damned cute when he said it, it got pretty old when he refused to do anything but go to the helicopter doctor. “I think maybe the doctor is not in today.” I said. “I want to go to the helicopter doctor.” “Actually, they are not accepting new patients at the moment. I called last week for Mommy’s helicopter.” “I want to go to the helicopter doctor now!” “There is no such thing as a helicopter doctor! […]