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Footballguy
We can learn a lot about this China trade deal from the Art of the Deal Apocrypha - Chapter : How I taught my Kids all about Winning-*
“When my kids were young, after Thanksgiving, I would gather them around and let them know that they had been pretty good during the year - I mean not as good as I was as a kid because I was the best kid ever - but still pretty good. I let them know that they should put together a list of what they wanted from Santa Claus. It was such fun for them. Ivanka would want a pearl necklace and a baby seal fur coat. Don Jr would want a BB gun and an Abercombrie and Fitch Safari Vest. Tiffany would want something stupid like an adoption from Save the Children, and of course Eric would want an Easy Bake Oven.
As Christmas got closer, the kids would really get excited and I would send them messages all the time, “Santa is coming...it’s going to be great...the GREATEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL TIME”. They would squeal with delight.
When Christmas morning came, I would have their nurse maid gather them atop our golden staircase. And then I’d yell “Come on Down and see what’s here.” And they would run with elated jubilation only to find that Santa hadn’t delivered their toys...instead there was a note that read “Sorry, circumstances outside of my control...I’ll bring your gifts tomorrow.”
The next day we would go through the same routine. Nurse maid would gather the kids...they would come running down the stairs with elated anticipation...only to find no gifts - just a note from Santa with a promise of tomorrow things will be great. I would keep this up for a week because after 7 days the kids really began to feel like the whole Santa thing was just a farce. And on that last day as they sauntered down the stairs expecting dejection once again - it was then, I would surprise them with Santa gifts - things like a T-shirt from the Trump Tower gift shop that would say I Heart Trump Tower, and maybe a lollypop. It was a good lesson in the Art of the Deal- that there can only be one winner and THIS Santa wasn’t going to let his kids win for a stupid holiday based around something like “giving”. And I think they really respected me as a father for that. For the "Santa's" out there - the lesson is if you can hold out false promises over and over- eventually even the smallest move towards resolution will seem like a huge win.”
*There really isn't an Art of the Deal Apocrypha
“When my kids were young, after Thanksgiving, I would gather them around and let them know that they had been pretty good during the year - I mean not as good as I was as a kid because I was the best kid ever - but still pretty good. I let them know that they should put together a list of what they wanted from Santa Claus. It was such fun for them. Ivanka would want a pearl necklace and a baby seal fur coat. Don Jr would want a BB gun and an Abercombrie and Fitch Safari Vest. Tiffany would want something stupid like an adoption from Save the Children, and of course Eric would want an Easy Bake Oven.
As Christmas got closer, the kids would really get excited and I would send them messages all the time, “Santa is coming...it’s going to be great...the GREATEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL TIME”. They would squeal with delight.
When Christmas morning came, I would have their nurse maid gather them atop our golden staircase. And then I’d yell “Come on Down and see what’s here.” And they would run with elated jubilation only to find that Santa hadn’t delivered their toys...instead there was a note that read “Sorry, circumstances outside of my control...I’ll bring your gifts tomorrow.”
The next day we would go through the same routine. Nurse maid would gather the kids...they would come running down the stairs with elated anticipation...only to find no gifts - just a note from Santa with a promise of tomorrow things will be great. I would keep this up for a week because after 7 days the kids really began to feel like the whole Santa thing was just a farce. And on that last day as they sauntered down the stairs expecting dejection once again - it was then, I would surprise them with Santa gifts - things like a T-shirt from the Trump Tower gift shop that would say I Heart Trump Tower, and maybe a lollypop. It was a good lesson in the Art of the Deal- that there can only be one winner and THIS Santa wasn’t going to let his kids win for a stupid holiday based around something like “giving”. And I think they really respected me as a father for that. For the "Santa's" out there - the lesson is if you can hold out false promises over and over- eventually even the smallest move towards resolution will seem like a huge win.”
*There really isn't an Art of the Deal Apocrypha
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