the solution to world peace

Spoiler Alert - anyone who does not find children's potty humor mildly amusing, read no further!

This afternoon, Madison and Maya were getting into it... fighting over something, I don't even remember what. There was yelling and tears and just as I was about to intervene, Madison passed gas - and loudly. Both girls collapsed into a fit of giggles, Maya started squealing "Maddy tooted!! Maddy tooted!!" and the next thing you knew, they were playing happily together with the very thing they were fighting over.

I started thinking, wouldn't it be great if all of our problems could be resolved so easily? Two powerful world leaders are sitting at a huge conference table, arguing over an impossibly complex issue, but then one of them passes gas - and loudly. The whole table bursts out laughing and they end up clasping hands and making a peaceful compromise.