How can we solve this problem?

It's always interesting to see what will come out of JD's mouth. Recently, he has started calling me on my mobile phone. Today, he called me at work to let me know that he was making a family dinner with my wife and that we needed to have dinner soon. He went on to point out that I was going to need to be at work for a long time. Then he said, "Daddy, how can we solve this problem?" I wasn't quite expecting that question. I ended up saying, "I guess we can solve this problem by me leaving work and coming home for dinner". He seemed to like that answer.

It's amazing to me to see how much of a sponge JD is for stuff like this. The other day, he and AJ were fighting over who would get the Bob the Builder plate for dinner. I asked JD, "you both want this plate ... how can we solve this problem so you can both be happy?" A couple of moments later, JD said "I know, we can take turns with the plate". Problem solved. Apparently JD's preschool teacher uses a similar approach in class. Who knew JD was paying such close attention. Makes me wonder when he's going to repeat something I've said or done that I'm not so proud of.